An anti-abortion protester known for scaling buildings was taken into custody after climbing the Chase Tower in downtown Phoenix, Ariz., on Tuesday.
Maison DesChamps, who calls himself the Pro-Life Spiderman, said on an Instagram live stream of the stunt that the climb was to raise money.
The Phoenix Fire Department responded to the scene Tuesday morning with technical rescue crews on the ground and on the roof. Officials asked the public to avoid the area near Central Avenue and Monroe Street during the climb.
Videos shared by Alexandra Zurborg show emergency vehicles lining the street and crowds gathered to watch DesChamps, who can be seen doing a spider climb between two close sections of the building.
“Get him,” a voice can be heard shouting as DesChamps reaches the top of the building, and the crowd cheers.
The 40-story tower is the tallest building in Arizona, and has been empty since Chase vacated the building in 2021.
DesChamps was taken into custody at the top of the building where police were waiting. Its not the first time DesChamps has illegally scaled tall buildings. He was previously arrested for scaling San Franciscos Salesforce Tower in May 2022 and the Arias Hotel in Las Vegas in August 2021.
