Man carrying sword, dressed as The Joker arrested
03/27/2017 9:48 am PDT
via WTKR
WINCHESTER, Va. -- (WTKR) -- The Winchester Police Department arrested a man dressed as “The Joker,” a fictional supervillain featured in Batman comics.
On Friday around 2 p.m., police received several calls regarding a suspicious man walking around the city wearing face paint, a black cape and carrying a sword. Police say they received several similar reports over the last week.
Jeremy Putman, 31, was charged with wearing a mask in public, a class six felony that is punishable with up to five years in jail.
He is being held at Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center under a $2,000 secured bond.
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