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Join Telegram ChannelThree men were arrested by police in Nashville after an alert citizen called 911 to report seeing the men on top of the AT&T building on Sunday.
Shortly before 5 p.m., a witness called police after noticing three suspicious men atop the iconic skyscraper often nicknamed “The Batman Building” due to its obvious resemblance to the caped crusader.
“Yes, ma'am. I'm at Garth Brooks' bar here, and we're looking at the AT&T building. And there are three individuals on top of the AT&T building, like all of them on the tower side. They don't look like they're supposed to be there. And it's a Sunday, so I can't imagine they're working, but it seems very strange,” the caller described.
Police said officers were able to spot the men in the building with binoculars. One thrill-seeker was spotted near a spire of the building and another was lying on the circular AT&T logo.
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The men told police they climbed to the top of the building through an unsecured door. (Nashville Metropolitan Police Department)
Police entered the building and headed to the roof, but neither they nor a police helicopter crew were able to find the three men.
After a floor-to-floor search, officers finally found themselves in the men's restroom on the 24th floor just before 6:30 p.m.
Three men were caught hiding in a restroom after a 911 caller reported them atop Tennessee's tallest building Sunday afternoon. (Nashville Metropolitan Police Department)
The officer found the three men hiding together in a locked cabin and ordered them to show their hands under the cabin door.
The three men complied and were taken into custody.
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Nashville police arrested the three out-of-state bathroom intruders after a brief search. (Nashville Metropolitan Police Department)
The men told police they entered the building through an unsecured door.
All three face charges of aggravated trespassing and disturbing the peace.
The intruders were identified as Jacob Thomas Cieszynski, 26, of Chicago, Chase Cooper Lester, 26, of Culloden, Georgia, and Ryan James McGarrity, 20, of Laguna Woods, California.
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Three foreign men turn themselves in to Nashville police after being spotted atop the iconic 'Batman Building.' (Nashville Metropolitan Police Department)
In addition to aggravated trespassing and disorderly conduct, police said Lester was also charged with possession of burglary tools after a crowbar and screwdriver were found in his backpack.
Officers also seized several cameras from the three people, including a GoPro.
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One of the men told officers they had heard the AT&T building was the “best place to get a view of Nashville,” so they went inside and climbed the stairs to the roof.
“This case is a great example of an alert citizen SEEING SOMETHING suspicious and SAYING SOMETHING to authorities. We all benefit from each other's vigilance,” said Don Aaron, public affairs director for the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department.