Trump Tower climber charged with trespassing and reckless endangerment

• Stephen Rogata used suction cups and ropes to scale 58-story building
• The 19-year-old told police he was seeking an ‘audience’ with Trump

Mazin Sidahmed in New York
Friday 12 August 2016 15.54 BST

The man who climbed Trump Tower has been charged with reckless endangerment and trespassing, police announced on Thursday.

Stephen Rogata, who had recently changed his name from Michael Joseph Ryan, made headlines on Wednesday when he used four suction cups and a series of ropes to attempt to climb Donald Trump’s 58-story building in midtown Manhattan. The incident was livestreamed around the world as police inflated large crash pads and shut down the street in an attempt to get him down. He was eventually apprehended through the window of the building on the 21st floor.

The 19-year old from Great Falls, Virginia, later told police he was seeking an “audience” with Donald Trump.

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He is now being held at Bellevue hospital under police supervision where he is currently under psychological evaluation.

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