Jet Star Climber Arrested At Lavallette Council Meeting

LAVALLETTE, NJ — A Lavallette man who made headlines for climbing on the JetStar roller coaster after Superstorm Sandy has been arrested following a disturbance at a Lavallette Borough Council meeting.

Christopher Angulo, 45, of Lavallette, was arrested March 2 by Patrolman Thomas Harrington and charged with disturbing a public meeting, disorderly conduct, and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, police said.

According to the police report, Angulo began shouting out and talking over the council as it conducted business prior to public comment. The report said Angulo was narrating a live video on Facebook. What he was shouting or saying was not described, and any videos on Angulo's Facebook page are hidden from public view.

Angulo was arrested in January 2013 after he took a canoe out to the Jet Star as it sat in the water off Seaside Heights, scaled the coaster and placed an American flag at the top. He described his actions as "an act of patriotism" at the time. He was charged with criminal trespassing after he was coaxed down. His court case was adjourned after he was taken for psychiatric counseling.

A year ago, Angulo captured attention again when he tried to carve a peace sign into a giant ice disc that formed in the Presumpscot River in Maine. Angulo cracked the disc, but Maine officials said it was not a serious issue.

Angulo told the Asbury Park Press he was wrongfully accused of sexual assault in the mid-1990s and wrongfully arrested after a 2005 encounter with police. The two events caused a ripple effect and added challenges to his relationships with his three children, the report said.

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