Suicide Attempts Riverside County

A man threatening to jump from an I-15 freeway bridge over the Santa Ana River created a monstrous traffic jam for more than three hours Friday night before he was taken into custody by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. The weekend traffic nightmare began at 6 p.m., when the California Highway Patrol shut down the northbound side of the freeway and negotiators started talking to the potential leaper, who was not immediately identified. The snarl didn't begin breaking up until 9:30 p.m.

A man threatening to jump from an I-15 freeway bridge over the Santa Ana River created a monstrous traffic jam for more than three hours Friday night before he was taken into custody by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. The weekend traffic nightmare began at 6 p.m., when the California Highway Patrol shut down the northbound side of the freeway and negotiators started talking to the potential leaper, who was not immediately identified. The snarl didn't begin breaking up until 9:30 p.m.

A man who family members said was troubled by marital problems and his inability to find work allegedly shot and killed his wife and two sons before critically wounding himself Wednesday. Martin Brunolt, a 45-year-old unemployed electrician, was arrested and booked on suspicion of murder at Riverside Community Hospital, where he was in critical but stable condition with a gunshot wound to the head. Brunolt's wife, Graciela, believed to be in her 30s, and his sons, Martin Jr.

A man who family members said was troubled by marital problems and his inability to find work allegedly shot and killed his wife and two sons before critically wounding himself Wednesday. Martin Brunolt, a 45-year-old unemployed electrician, was arrested and booked on suspicion of murder at Riverside Community Hospital, where he was in critical but stable condition with a gunshot wound to the head. Brunolt's wife, Graciela, believed to be in her 30s, and his sons, Martin Jr.