BEAUMONT, Texas — One man was hospitalized after allegedly trespassing a former church in Beaumont Monday.
Around 11 a.m., Beaumont police were called to the former Faith to Faith Church building on Calder Avenue in downtown Beaumont.
Police were told there were trespassers in the building. When they got there, at least three people scattered from the upper floor of the building.
One man dropped about 20 feet to the ground from the building's second story around 20 feet from the 2nd floor. He intentionally dropped to the ground while trying to get away and held onto a railing before letting go a police spokesperson 12News.
The man was taken to the hospital by ambulance to a Beaumont hospital with non-life threatening injuries police said.
The other alleged trespassers got away.
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This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.