A man was detained Wednesday after he scaled the 366-foot-high, 516-foot-wide Sphere in
Police received a call about the man climbing the sphere at
Police did not identify the man who was detained because an investigation remains active, but the "prolife.spiderman" Instagram account posted a selfie-styled video of the incident.
DesChamps, who says he climbs skyscrapers to raise money for women in crisis pregnancies, was arrested in 2023 for climbing a building in
Fox 5 Las Vegas witnessed two people detained Wednesday in
"We are grateful to the local authorities for their support in this matter," a spokesperson for
The climbing stunt occurred while federal and local law enforcement officials held a news conference less than three miles from the Sphere.
"As we sit here today, there's an individual -- for a publicity stunt -- climbing up to the top of the Sphere," LVMPD sheriff
"We know these things are going to happen, and we're going to deal with them as they come up and make sure we have the safest
McMahill said the man would be arrested when he was brought down from the top of the Sphere.
The officials, who said the incident was not a homeland security issue, detailed how they will patrol the city throughout the week leading into Super Bowl LVIII, which will be held Sunday at
About 350,000 people are expected to be in
Those plans include cybersecurity analysis, bomb and weapons detection, immigration enforcement and more.
The Departement of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it is working with the rideshare service
A national security temporary flight restriction will be in place from one hour before to one hour after Super Bowl LVIII, which will kick off at
"There are no known, credible, specific threats to the
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