She lay by Lady Liberty’s foot, roughly 100 feet off the ground, swinging her legs, waving below and even taking off her shoes to try to climb farther.
All the while, NYPD officers surrounded her in helicopters and on the ground to get her down safely.
Visitors were evacuated from Liberty Island via tour boats, as two Emergency Services Unit officers climbed a ladder to the statue’s base, hoping to reason with the woman.
“In the beginning, she basically threatened to push us off, push the ladder off,” Police said.
Okoumou is charged with trespassing, interference with national park regulations and disorderly conduct. She’s being held at Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan and now she is facing a judge.
Okoumou is now facing up to 18 months in jail. A New York judge denied her a jury trial.
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