Jean Cypien was in a courtroom Tuesday facing charges tied to a strange incident in Malden.

Police say Cypien hid on a roof then climbed into a tree to avoid being caught by police officers who were searching for him.

The prosecutor says it all began Monday afternoon when police got a call for an erratic driver. They say Cypien was driving the wrong way on Eastern Avenue.

When they tried to stop him, they say Cypien sped away before nearly hitting two children at an intersection.

Officials say he eventually crashed the car before running onto the roof.

Prosecutors explained what happened next, saying, “The defendant then left approximately 15 feet down onto the flat roof of the garage and said something along the lines of that he would not stop and began to run onto the roof. Fearing

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