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A 31-year-old man scaled the New York Times building and held a knife to his throat Tuesday night before he was arrested and taken to hospital, law enforcement sources said.
Darrow Erikksan, who sources described as emotionally disturbed, climbed 50 feet from the building as a crowd of onlookers gathered on Eighth Avenue.
He then pulled out a small knife and put it to his neck, but police said he was not injured.
Firefighters and Port Authority policemen helped get Erikksan to safety.
Arrested and Charged
Firefighters are on a fire truck that has been extended outside the New York Times building.
He was placed in an ambulance and taken to a nearby hospital for medical evaluation.
Erikksan was charged with reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a weapon and trespassing, police said.
Darrow Erikksan is lying on a stretcher in an ambulance.
Firefighters and Port Authority police escorted Erikksan to safety and took him to a hospital for a medical check-up.
Just a week ago, Erikksan received an arrest warrant after failing to appear in court for a hearing for his alleged assault on a police officer, the sources said.
He was charged with allegedly injuring a police officer with a spiked SUV on August 18, according to the sources.
Mugshot of Darrow Erikksan.
Darrow Erikksan is charged with assault for an earlier incident in August in which he is accused of hitting a police officer with a two-by-four truck riddled with nails.
The 31-year-old is not the first to scale the 721-foot Times Building, 12th on the list of the city’s tallest skyscrapers.
The 52-story office building features evenly spaced horizontal ceramic rods on its exterior, making it ideal for urban climbers.
Shortly after construction was completed in 2008, three men entered the Gray Lady’s home in separate falls. Two of the men used the stunt to protest for various causes.
Despite efforts to deter more thrill-seeking climbers, more and more people have scaled the building over the years, including in May this year.
A self-proclaimed “pro-life Spider-Man” scaled the Times Tower on May 5 and hung two banners condemning abortion.
