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Ohio man fighting charge over rubber costume ax
Halloween enthusiast raised suspicion
Updated: Monday, 21 Nov 2011, 8:28 AM CST
Published : Monday, 21 Nov 2011, 8:28 AM CST
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who carried a rubber prop ax into a bar before Halloween is trying to get prosecutors to dismiss an inducing panic charge.
The Akron Beacon Journal ( http://bit.ly/sKOUvm ) reports that 42-year-old Bill Morrison is a Halloween enthusiast who has long worked on seasonal haunted house attractions. He told Akron police he went to Corky's Thomastown bar on Oct. 16 to sell a friend the costume ax, which had red paint to make it appear bloody.
A woman who saw Morrison with the ax under his coat called 911 and said he looked suspicious.
Morrison was jailed overnight before being released on bond.
His attorney, Ed Sawan, says the charges appear to be unfounded. Akron City Prosecutor Doug Powley indicates his office is still studying the case.
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Information from: Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com
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