Man Climbs KTLA Tower to Deliver Message to L.A.
A man with a message scaled the KTLA Channel 5 tower on Tuesday night. He climbed until he reached the "A," which is about 100 feet from the ground.
LAPD was summoned around 8:15pm and, along with LA City Fire, convinced the reluctant man to descend. He returned to the ground at approximately 9:20pm.
The man did not intend to harm himself. Rather, he had a message to deliver. He believes society should "return back to a state of nature," he said in a KTLA news clip.
The climber has been taken into custody by police and will undergo a mental evaluation.
Authorities believe he may be the same man who was arrested Monday after pitching a tent under the tower and shouting at passers-by via bullhorn.
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