Man in Stormtrooper costume arrested outside elementary school
40-year-old Massachusetts man George Cross was arrested on Wednesday afternoon for wearing a Stormtrooper costume—complete with fake gun—outside of Brickett Elementary School, (via The Salem News).
Police spokesman Lt. Rick Donnelly says, “Our feelings are that he was not there to cause harm to the kids, but he used bad judgment. He did cause a disturbance and we can't tolerate that.”
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Cross was taken into custody on charges of “disturbing a school and loitering within 1,000 feet of a school.”
Following his discovery by the school's principle, the entire facility was put on lockdown. “The principal did delay the dismissal of the school because of this entire incident,” adds Donnelly. “The kids can't get out, the parents can't get in.”
[Photo via Star Wars]
