Midtown Man Threatens To Jump After FBI Shows Up For Search: Report

MIDTOWN, NY — A Midtown man is threatening to jump from the 20th floor of a Midtown skyscraper after FBI agents showed up to serve a search warrant, according to reports.

Ian Mitchell, 35, broke a window from an apartment on the 20th floor inside the 72-story CitySpire building on West 56th Street and Seventh Avenue about 8:40 a.m., according to the New York Post.

Mitchell was once accused of posing as an investment-banker relative of a wealthy Jamaican family in 2015 and accepting money from unsuspecting people with the promise of big returns on various investments, according to the Post.

Video shows Mitchell's legs dangling out of a window and a crowd of police and pedestrians gathered on the street.

The Post reports that the NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit was attempting to speak with the man and that the nature of the FBI's search warrant remains unknown, but police sources who spoke with The Post claimed it was related to a white-collar crime.

“The NYPD is patient. They are doing their job. That’s why they are the finest,” Mayor Eric Adams told the New York Post. “They are patient. Our hostage negotiation team is the best in the business and we are going to do everything possible to bring this to a conclusion.”

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