A 31-year-old daredevil scaled the New York Times building and held a knife up to his throat Tuesday night before he was arrested and hospitalized.
A 31-year-old man scaled the New York Times building and held a knife up to his throat Tuesday night before he was arrested and hospitalized, police sources said.
He then pulled out a small knife and held it at his neck, but was not injured, according to police sources.Darrow Erikksan, 31, scaled the New York Times building Tuesday night.He was put in an ambulance and taken to an area hospital for a medical evaluation. Firefighters and Port Authority police brought Erikksan down to safety and he was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation.
He was hit with the charge for allegedly injuring a cop with a two-by-four riddled with nails on Aug. 18. In that case, he was taken into custody, hospitalized for emotional evaluation and released on his own recognizance at his arraignment, according to sources.
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