Naked man turns heads in Times Square
The man was rushed to Bellevue after falling off the 16-foot structure
A naked man jumped to the pavement from atop a ticketing booth in the middle of New York’s Times Square after he taunted police and screamed about Donald Trump.
The man, identified by police as a 21-year-old Manhattan resident, paced atop the TKTS booth in Duffy Square while taunting police. At one point, witnesses say, he spat at a NYPD officer.
The Post identified the man as model Krit McClean, a fashion model born in Bangkok and raised in New York.
“He was extremely combative,” an NYPD spokesperson told the New York Post. “He was spitting at us and swinging his arms.”
Police add that he neatly folded his clothes and placed them in a backpack before climbing the 16-foot staircase. The spokesperson said they believed the man was suicidal.
Revellers gather in Times Square to attempt underwear world record
Show all 9When police first approached Mr McClean, the Post reports, he screamed, “Get that b*tch, Debbie, I want to talk to Debbie!” He moved on from “Debbie” and onto presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.
“Donald Trump, where are you. Donald Trump, where the f*ck are you?” he shouted.
The spectacle lasted almost an hour and captured the attention of not only onlookers rushing through the busy Midtown intersection, but of onlookers on social media streams
Evading officers, the man fell from the 16-foot structure, missing the airbag deployed by responders. NYPD confirmed that the man was conscious after the fall.
He suffered minor injuries, including cuts to his legs. Paramedics rushed him to Bellevue Hospital for a psychological evaluation.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.