The people in my irregalur Michigan Hometown Heroes feature are not necessarily heroes. But sometimes they are. Today it's Batman. Yes, the Caped Crusader made an appearance in northwest lower Michigan. Read on.
"This is one caped crusader in need of a serious workout.
In a bizarre bust, police in the small Michigan town of Petoskey found 31-year-old comic book enthusiast Mark Williams dangling from a roof top - dressed in full Batman costume.
'Batman' was hauled to safety and arrested for trespassing and carrying dangerous weapons, which included lead lined gloves, a baton and some kind of chemical irritant spray.
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Yes, this is my neck of the woods, sorry to say. And he's an embarassment to comic-book guys everywhere. What next, will Green Lantern try to sneak into the State Theatre without paying? Spider-man try to knock off a 7-11?
This is all the big news around town today. But the above story came from the London Daily Mail, so it is already famous. Just like that Darth Vader bandit we had downstate.
Addendum: The Breaking News headline in the Petoskey News Review describes his crimes: "Mark Wayne Williams faces one count of carrying a concealed weapon, for allegedly carrying Freeze Plus P, a felony offense, which carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison or a $2,500 fine; one count of carrying a concealed weapon, for allegedly carrying a folding steel baton or bludgeon, a felony offense, which carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison or a $2,500 fine; one count of carrying a concealed weapon, for allegedly carrying weighted Sap (sand filled) gloves, a felony offense, which carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison or a $2,500 fine; one count of dangerous weapon -- gas ejective device, a felony offense, which carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and, or a $2,500 fine; one count of dangerous weapon -- miscellaneous, for allegedly possessing a bludgeon, a felony offense, which carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and, or a $2,500 fine; one count of dangerous weapon -- miscellaneous, for allegedly possessing a sand bag, a felony offense, which carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and, or a $2,500 fine; and one count of disturbing the peace, a misdemeanor offense with a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and, or a $500 fine."
And this guy was an amateur. Imagine what Commissioner Gordon could do to Batman if he chose to enforce Gotham City's concealed weapon laws.
And it turns out that before this, Williams was "The Crow'
3 comments:
There are disguises to conceal and disguises surely meant to draw attention to yourself. Some people are clearly confused :-)
The Petoskey News has it as their top headline: Batman arraigned.
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Interesting Story. Is this One of the Posts that at One Time had Comments on it, but they were Deleted? I'm a Late Comer, so I Missed Out on this Conversation. Looks Like Bat Man was Quite Mischievous.
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