A shirtless nutjob scaled the Sixth Street Bridge in downtown Los Angeles Friday morning, causing traffic chaos below as he refused to come down.<\/p>\n
The man was seen pacing back and forth on one of the bridge\u2019s arches, leading to the span\u2019s closure from the 101 Freeway to Mateo Street, according to KTLA<\/a>. <\/p>\n The crazed suspect was also spotted grabbing and shaking a Los Angeles Fire Department ladder extended up to him in the hopes he\u2019d come down. The ladder was later removed.<\/p>\n A shirtless nutjob scaled the Sixth Street Bridge in downtown Los Angeles Friday morning. FOX 11 LOS ANGELES<\/p>\n Several LAPD officers were seen speaking to the man, who had a red bandana. A person in a red coat with the letters \u201cDMH\u201d and a blue clipboard was seen next to the officers, possibly a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health worker.<\/p>\n A jump cushion was placed in an adjacent area away from the roadway. <\/p>\n He has been up there for at least two hours. Fire officials responded to the scene around 8:45 a.m., and he still hadn\u2019t come down by around 11:05 a.m. this morning.<\/p>\n The crazed suspect was also spotted grabbing and shaking a Los Angeles Fire Department ladder. FOX 11 LOS ANGELES<\/p>\n At one point, the man was seen lighting a small fire on the arch. FOX 11 LOS ANGELES<\/p>\n At one point, the man was seen lighting a small fire on the arch. He was also seen writing something on the side of the bridge.<\/p>\n The man appeared to be sweating in the sun and didn\u2019t appear to have water. He sat and laid down on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n Officials initially arrived at the scene after receiving reports of a person threatening to jump from the bridge.<\/p>\n Motorists have been advised to avoid the area.<\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t
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