It was only a matter of time. A man was arrested Wednesday after climbing to the top of the 366-foot Sphere in Las Vegas. Images quickly circulated the web of a tiny silhouette of a man dwarfed atop the giant venue.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police began receiving calls of the man climbing around 10 am. Shortly after, authorities issued a statement, “We are responding to reports of an individual scaling a building near the 200 block of Sands Avenue. Please avoid the area due to emergency vehicles responding.”
WATCH: A person could be seen walking across the top of the Sphere in Las Vegas >> https://t.co/22ChGsS8kB pic.twitter.com/XnwpMXcF4m
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The daredevil was taken into custody upon reaching the top of the Sphere, and was later identified as Las Vegas native Maison DesChamps, an activist who calls himself the “pro-life Spiderman.” DesChamps, who has a history of illegal climbs, posted a video to Facebook of the climb, saying he did it in an effort to raise money and awareness for a pregnant woman who is homeless.
Shortly after the suspect was taken into custody, Sphere Entertainment released the following statement: “We are grateful to the local authorities for their support in this matter. The individuals involved are currently in the custody of LVMPD.”
