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Naked man spends hours atop billboard

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FORT WORTH, Texas, May 4 (UPI) -- A naked man spent nearly five hours atop a Texas billboard before police were able to talk him into coming down and take him into custody, officials said.

Fort Worth police said the nude man, who appeared to be in his early 20s, climbed the billboard on West Seventh Street, near Trinity Park, at about 11 a.m. Monday and repeatedly threatened to jump while talking to officers, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Tuesday.

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Police said the man, whom they identified only as James, slid down the ladder shortly after 3:30 p.m., when officers told him it was about to rain. Rain started about 30 minutes later.

The man was handcuffed, given a pair of black shorts and taken away in a patrol car. The man's reason for scaling the billboard and the reason for his nudity were unclear, the Star-Telegram said.

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