Maine saw its first “creepy clown” sighting of the year on Tuesday when residents reported a machete-wielding man in a clown mask near their neighborhood.
WCSH in Portland reported that 911 dispatchers got multiple calls around 6 p.m. Tuesday from residents in Hollis, who reported that the man was walking near a convenience store before running off into a wooded area.
Maine State Police troopers searched the woods for about an hour before the man emerged from the trees in Waterboro, more than 10 miles southwest of Hollis. A state police spokesman told WCSH that the man was identified as Corey Berry, 31, of Hollis.
Troopers who arrested Berry determined that the machete was duct-taped to the sleeve of his shirt where an amputated arm used to be, the news station reported.
Credit: Maine State Police
Credit: Maine State Police
Berry, who troopers said was very intoxicated, told the troopers he was attempting to play a prank in the vein of previous “creepy clown” sightings.
He was charged with criminal threatening and released from the York County Jail on $200 bond, WCSH reported.
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