( CNN ) -- A man climbed to the top of a nearly 60-story skyscraper in downtown San Francisco , California , on Monday , where he unfurled a U.S. flag and was promptly detained by police . Video from CNN affiliate KGO showed a man , dressed in red , scaling the side of a giant tower with what appeared to be suction cups . `` He made it to the top of the building and my understanding is that there were some officers waiting for him , '' said Albie Esparza , a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department . He identified the climber as Daniel Goodwin , also known as the `` Skyscraper Man . '' On his website , Goodwin said he planned to climb the Millennium Tower , a nearly 60-story building in San Francisco , to help raise awareness of cancer and the county 's vulnerability to terrorist attacks on its skyscrapers . After unfurling an American flag at the top of the building , the climber turned himself over to police . Esparza said Goodwin was cited on two misdemeanor charges and released .
The man was detained by police at the top of a roughly 60-story skyscraper . Police said they were investigating whether he had been involved in any criminal activity and that there is no indication anyone else may have been involved.