Man arrested after unrest on West Lincolnway Railroad Bridge | News

At around 8:45 a.m. Friday morning, Cheyenne Police officers were called to a disturbance near the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge on West Lincolnway.

A man later identified as Ronald Stringer, 47, of Cheyenne, climbed onto the roof of the structure and began throwing rocks at vehicles.

The incident prompted a multi-agency response, with assistance from Cheyenne Police/Laramie County Crisis Negotiation Team, Cheyenne Fire Rescue, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Co-Responder Team, Union Pacific Railroad and American Medical Response.

Police negotiators and other emergency personnel attempted to speak to Stringer from the ground.

To improve communication, police officers and firefighters were later taken to the roof of the building using a cherry picker.

Stringer was asked several times to come down, but refused.

After more than five hours of negotiations, Stringer climbed down from the bridge.

Stringer was taken into custody and booked into the Laramie County Jail on charges of making terroristic threats, criminal damage to property, trespassing, and obstructing the performance of a peace officer.