SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — A man climbed the 170 foot tall ‘Skyscraper” ride Monday morning to hoist an American flag in a protest against Jersey Shore police.
The man identified as Chris Angulo climbed the ride early Monday morning on Seaside Height’s Casino Pier boardwalk in New Jersey, according to News 12 Networks.
Chris is protesting this morning on top of a ride tower at Seaside Casino Pier. He says he will come down after he secures an attorney to go over what he calls unfair charges against him by local police. @News12NJ he also sent us a photo of the view pic.twitter.com/OaxY1va9rT
— Jim Murdoch News12NJ (@ReporterJim) June 22, 2020
Angulo remained atop the ride for around 4 hours as a small crowd gathered below on the pier.
A small crowd has formed watching him carefully make his way off the tower at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights @News12NJ pic.twitter.com/sY3PewHbsV
— Jim Murdoch News12NJ (@ReporterJim) June 22, 2020
Police deployed both aviation and repelling teams before Angulo eventually descended.
It appears Chris is slowly making his way down the ride tower. He is harnessed and adjusting it on the slow descent. @News12NJ pic.twitter.com/qGvHkdusUw
— Jim Murdoch News12NJ (@ReporterJim) June 22, 2020
He was taken into custody by New Jersey State Police uninjured.
Chris Angulo is now safely off the tower and in the custody of @NJSP here at Casino Pier. @News12NJ pic.twitter.com/X63edVQJOn
— Jim Murdoch News12NJ (@ReporterJim) June 22, 2020
In 2013, Angulo affixed an American flag to the partially submerged Jet Star rollercoaster devastated by Hurricane Sandy according to the New York Daily News.
“I’m a little off, you could say. Some people see a roller coaster in the ocean; I see a jungle gym,” Angulo told the Daily News in 2013.
Seaside Heights gained national attention in 2009 when it became the primary location for several seasons of the MTV reality television series “Jersey Shore.”
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