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Trump Tower climber Stephen Rogata has court date set for February

By Eyewitness News
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Stephen Rogata was charged with reckless endangerment and trespassing after climbing Trump Tower over the summer. He made it to the 21st floor before NYPD officers grabbed him.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The man who scaled the side of Trump Tower with suction cups over the summer was back in court Tuesday.

Stephen Rogata did not speak in his appearance, but his defense lawyer, Paul Shechtman, requested more time to prepare the case.

The judge, who has already given the defense several months, set a trial date for February.

Here are photos showing the climber:
A man scales the all-glass facade of Trump Tower using suction cups Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in New York.AP
New York Police officers struggle as they pull a man through a window as he scaled the east side of Trump Tower using suction cups, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in New York.AP
An emergency response officer reaches to pull a man's legs over as New York Police officers struggled to pull the man through a window as he scaled Trump Tower using suction cups.AP
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Pedestrians stop to watch as a man scales the all-glass facade of Trump Tower using suction cups Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in New York.AP
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Rogata is charged with reckless endangerment and trespassing after climbing the building. The Virginia man made it to the 21st floor before New York City Police Department officers grabbed him and pulled him through a cut-out window.

Watch video of his capture here:
NYPD captures Trump Tower climber

Rogata was accompanied by his father. Neither spoke outside court and Shechtman refused comment.

Rogata is living with his parents in Virginia, in a suburb of Washington, D.C. He is attending a local community college.

He was in court in November, but his case was pushed back because of a new defense attorney.
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