AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio prosecutors have dropped an inducing
panic charge against a man who carried a rubber prop ax into a bar
before Halloween.
Akron City Prosecutor Doug Powley says he
reviewed the case against 42-year-old Bill Morrison and determined that,
in his words, the "situation did not warrant a criminal conviction."
The Akron Beacon Journal reports (http://bit.ly/v2M0cK ) paperwork dismissing the case
was filed Monday.
Morrison was arrested Oct. 16 and spent a night in jail after a woman saw him with the ax under his coat
and called 911.
The
ax had red paint on it to simulate blood. Morrison has been a Hollywood
makeup artist and has worked on Halloween haunted house attractions. He
told police he was taking the costume ax to sell to a friend.
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Information from: Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio prosecutors have dropped an inducing
panic charge against a man who carried a rubber prop ax into a bar
before Halloween.
Akron City Prosecutor Doug Powley says he
reviewed the case against 42-year-old Bill Morrison and determined that,
in his words, the "situation did not warrant a criminal conviction."
The Akron Beacon Journal reports (http://bit.ly/v2M0cK ) paperwork dismissing the case
was filed Monday.
Morrison was arrested Oct. 16 and spent a night in jail after a woman saw him with the ax under his coat
and called 911.
The
ax had red paint on it to simulate blood. Morrison has been a Hollywood
makeup artist and has worked on Halloween haunted house attractions. He
told police he was taking the costume ax to sell to a friend.
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Information from: Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.