Suspect in Chucky-style mask accused of terrorizing people arrested
'By hiding behind a Chucky-style Halloween mask, Hughes terrorized Philadelphia residents and believed he could evade law enforcement,' U.S. marshal Robert Clark said.
Zymire Hughes, a 22-year-old man, has been arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in Las Vegas, Nevada, after being accused of terrorizing people in Philadelphia while wearing a Chucky doll Halloween-style mask. The arrest came nearly two weeks after the Philadelphia Police and the USMS Nevada Violent Offender Task Force sought the public's help in identifying him.
According to prosecutors, Hughes terrorized citizens in Center City Philadelphia, scaring and intimidating them. He is currently being held in the Clark County Detention Center, awaiting extradition back to Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner alleged that Hughes had been "running around in Center City, scaring people, terrifying people" and that he had warrants for his arrest on misdemeanor and felony charges related to one or more victims. The suspect is described as being between 16-20 years old, standing 5'8" tall with a thin build, wearing a white baby doll-style Halloween mask with black hair and a black/blue plaid backpack.
During a press conference, Philadelphia police Capt. Jason Smith revealed that Hughes chased a female jogger in just 20 minutes, asking her "Are you ready to die?" The woman ran away screaming and injured her leg. Smith also noted that the suspect is believed to have targeted at least six other people in an attempt to scare or antagonize. The suspect was wearing the Chucky doll Halloween-style face mask, and Smith suggested that he may have been filming this for his own purposes.
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