A standoff between Tulsa police officers and a mentally ill man who scaled a broadcast tower ended yesterday after nearly six full days. William Sturdivant II, 25, came down from the Clear Channel radio tower about 6:40 p.m., after more than 125 hours. A Tulsa Police negotiator was raised up to Sturdivant earlier in the afternoon and, at times, had partially climbed the tower himself to convince the man to come down. After more than 6 hours of talking with the negotiator, Sturdivant climbed into the bucket and was lowered down to the ground. Sturdivant was loaded onto an ambulance and taken to the hospital. Police said he had not had food or water since early Friday. A spokeswoman says the company’s staff found Sturdivant breaking and entering an unauthorized area on the property last Thursday morning. That’s when he ran from security guards and scaled the tower.
