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Man In Tree skips court appearance, refuses to leave jail cell
Mar 25, 2016, 5:12 AM | Updated: 4:54 pm
The #ManInTree skipped his court appearance Thursday. (AP)
(AP)
The man who gained international notoriety after sitting atop an 80-foot tree in downtown Seattle earlier this week skipped his court appearance Thursday afternoon.
The 28-year-old refused to leave his jail cell, where he’s been held since his psychological evaluation, KIRO 7 reports.
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The man is being held for malicious mischief.
His hearing has been re-scheduled for Friday. It is unknown how this will affect the hearing.
The man climbed atop the tree around 11 a.m. Tuesday. He came down just before noon on Wednesday.
The tree is being evaluated by experts, who say it should be fine.
