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World Trade Center Climber Turns Self in After Again Scaling Skyscrapers

By  Ben Fractenberg and Irene Plagianos | December 2, 2016 4:36pm | Updated on December 5, 2016 1:07pm

 Justin Casquejo started posting videos and Instagram photos of him scaling buildings in Manhattan several years after he was busted for sneaking past security and climbing atop the One World Trace Center.
Justin Casquejo started posting videos and Instagram photos of him scaling buildings in Manhattan several years after he was busted for sneaking past security and climbing atop the One World Trace Center.
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MANHATTAN — He's at it again. 

A cavalier teen who was busted for sneaking atop the World Trade Center, turned himself in to police Friday after posting pictures on Instagram of him dangling from towers throughout the city, officials said.

New Jersey resident Justin Casquejo turned himself into the 1st Precinct with his lawyer after posting photos and video of him dangling from a towers over Central Park, Times Square, Lower Manhattan and atop the George Washington Bridge, according to his Instagram feed and an NYPD spokesman.

Detectives contacted Casquejo after seeing the photos, according to a police source, which led to the teen turning himself in.

Casquejo was busted in 2014 after he slipped past security and climbed up to the top of 1 World Trade Center.

He was charged with trespassing and given community service.

But it apparently was not enough of a deterrent as he started posting selfies throughout the year hanging off ledges and scaffolding.

Casquejo was arraigned on charges of third degree trespassing and base jumping in Manhattan Criminal Court Friday evening. 

Jeremy Saland, Casquejo's lawyer, told the Daily News that “at no time has [Casquejo] sought to jeopardize the safety of first responders nor any member of the public. Any insinuation otherwise is simply incorrect.”

The teen, who posted his $15,000 bail bond, is due back in court on Jan. 19