Local TV news picked up the story from the scene.
Were working, trying to figure this thing out.
The suspect was perched near the center of the 130-foot-tall Ferris wheel.
The Santa Monica Pier ferris wheelTommaso Boddi/Getty Images
The#SantaMonicaPier is closed for police activity.
We have a subject who has climbed onto the Ferris Wheel.
The subject was heard by witnesses saying he has a bomb.
A little less than two hours later, TV news reported that the man was climbing down.
He was taken into custody shortly thereafter.
City News Service contributed to this report.
