Armed Fugitive Arrested at Newport Motel 6

A man staying at the Motel 6 on Connell Highway Monday night was arrested after he jumped out of his room’s second-floor window while carrying a loaded .22 caliber handgun, police said.

Newport Police responded to the Motel 6 at around 7:30 p.m. after they got a tip that Christoper Jeffrey Monroe, 29, of no permanent address, was saying there. Monroe was wanted for failing to appear in court on an earlier charge.

Police arrived and checked the guest list.

Though Monroe’s name was not on the list, a sharp-eyed officer recognized the name of a man that Monroe is known to associate with.

Police went to the room, knocked on the door and Monroe reportedly jumped out of the window to get away. Officers outside took him into custody without much trouble.

According to a police report, officers were led to believe that there were other people in the room. While keeping watch over the room, police got a search warrant and entered only to find nobody else inside.

A search turned up several empty baggies with marijuana residue, clothes belonging to one person and not much else.

In addition to facing the warrant, Monroe was charged with carrying a pistol without a permit and possession of a gun as a convict while committing a crime, both felonies.

He was held for arraignment Tuesday morning.