A Virginia man who scaled the all-glass face of Trump Tower last week using suction cups planned his climb, ordering equipment on Amazon, practicing ahead of time and waiting until his parents were away before traveling to New York City, according to prosecutors. Rogata's hourslong climb of Donald Trump's 58-story namesake Manhattan skyscraper was streamed live by various news organizations and bystanders who watched gleefully as he slowly ascended floor after floor using a harness and climbing ropes. Trump Tower is home the Republican presidential candidate's campaign headquarters, his business empire and his personal residence. After he was arrested, Griffith said, Rogata told a police officer that he had practiced using the suction cups on a three-story building in Virginia, scoped out Trump Tower ahead of his climb and intended to get to the roof. "I want to get a message to Donald Trump," he told a Secret Service agent at the hospital, according to Griffith.

Source: Fox News August 17, 2016 20:26 UTC