HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Police in western North Carolina have identified a man accused of swinging an ax at a woman while wearing a clown costume.
Multiple media outlets report that the woman has obtained an arrest warrant for 31-year-old Jimmy Raybon of Connelly Springs on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Hickory police spokeswoman Chrystal Dieter says the man came to the woman’s Hickory house around 4:30 a.m. Friday wearing a clown mask and a multicolored wig.
Authorities say the man didn’t hurt the woman, and she was able to remove his mask and recognized him as an acquaintance before he left.
A motive for the attack was not immediately clear.
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There you go, it’s just one bad axe wielding clown that gives all the other clowns a bad name! It’s a good thing that he didn’t have a swimming pool!
Not the sharpest blade in the drawer. I wonder what drove him over the edge? I’m glad they’ve raised a “hew” and cry. He was probably offended by her cutting remarks. But I think the cops can handle it.
Holy crap, that’s like it came straight out of my brain’s nightmare tapes! Of course, I feel much the same way about Hickory . . .
What a Bozo! I’m sure he was just clowning around. There’s no reason for the cops to turn this into a circus.
When I clicked on the link, I was just assuming that this would be another Florida story. What’s happening here? Is the craziness moving north with climate change? Folks in Virginia better watch out.