19-Year-Old Arrested for Climbing Cell Tower for Video: Cops

One minute he’s on top of the world. The next minute, he's in handcuffs. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says Trent Degulis, 19, climbed to the top of a cell tower in Tampa and documented the journey for social media. Authorities used a helicopter to locate Degulis and they say they caught him in the act, but they didn’t have to climb up the tower to arrest him. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.

[kirstenperez]

He's lucky he left in handcuffs and not a body bag.

[RealTalk]

This isn't a cell tower. That's a TV radio antenna

[davelynch]

...he climbed up a Cell, to go inside a Cell

[mysticmarble]

Imagine if the cops had deleted his footage 💀

[sara_c]

He'll be telling his kids this story in 10 years. Glad his antics didn't get him hurt. 😅❤

[fernandolomas]

That was wrong of him to trespass, but I must say I really respect his courage.

[Moviespot]

One minute he’s on top of the world the next minute he’s in handcuffs😂

[Ryan_asti]

I think I heard about this on his TikTok account. Apparently he was venting about how it wasn’t even hurting anyone and that he just wanted to get a good view of the horizon

[i_GiveFRUITS]

Who else here would be too SCARED to climb that high? 😂

[bleepstream]

He climbed up to get internet attention ended up getting on TV what a win for him.

[AJDaBoneless]

Pretty sure there is a movie called "Fall" that says oh hell

[airsickspace]

Did he not watch the horror movie of two gals climbing a tower

[ghhh]

Scariest part of those experience would be the police…

[SirWrecksy]

When your need for attention outweighs your need for survival

[themeparkcheetah]

As a Tampa resident, inside edition is like watching local news. So many of the stories on inside edition happen in the Tampa Bay Area

[adamagnus]

C'mon guys, lay off. He was trying to get better reception 😅😅

[BuddahHass]

You hear the cop, you made it to the top top..aren't you here to arrest me..

[wes.]

He was oblivious to the High Power RF from the transmitter antennas.
Probably wondering why it was so warm on that tower.
Self sterilization.

[gamingbypix]

As soon as they said Hillsburough/Tampa it made sense 💀

[MitchGrooms]

THESE KIDS WILL DIE JUST TO GET NOTICED. WOW.