Police have charged him with reckless endangerment and criminal trespassing. If I had sought this through conventional means, I would be much less likely to have success, because you are a busy man with many responsibilities. Christopher Williams, standing at one of the windows opened by police, said he waited for the opportune moment to bring the man inside.
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The slow-motion drama started around 3:30 p.m., as he ascended using suction cups that he apparently purchased for around a $100 each.
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A day before the ascent, police said, the climber posted an online video addressing Trump.
Hours after the incident, Trump thanked the NYPD for saving the climber. Police tried to talk to and convince Stephen to come in throughout his climb, even offering him safety, but he wasn’t deterred. “I guarantee that it is in your interest to honor this request”.
Well, instead of this being a insane stunt to convince the hundreds of thousands of people watching on Facebook Live and tweeting along with the events to NOT vote for Trump in the 2016 Elections, Steve from Virginia was actively telling people to go out and vote for Donald.
Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, was not in the tower at the time of the climb but posted a message on Twitter congratulating police for nabbing the climber without injuries.
The man known so far as “Steve from Virginia” led police on a cat and mouse chase up the side of Trump Tower in Midtown Wednesday afternoon and into the evening. Officers then removed two windows from the 21st floor and began speaking to the climber.
He was taken to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation. “At no time did he express that he wanted to hurt anybody”. Rogata allegedly said he was seeking a “private audience” with Trump.
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Members of the public are free to roam inside its public atrium until 10 pm most days as part of an agreement that allowed Trump to build 20 stories higher.
