A man in a creepy ‘Chucky’ doll mask accused of terrorizing and threatening women has been unmasked and identified by police.
Zymire Hughes, 22, is accused of chasing over a dozen people in Center City Philadelphia on the morning of August 15.
Hughes asked women, “Are you ready to die?” as he chased them.
One woman severely injured her leg while fleeing from Hughes.
Hughes is still at large, but he is facing charges of harassment, terroristic threats, simple assault, and intimidation.
The US Marshals are helping local law enforcement track down Hughes. The suspect may be in Southern California or Las Vegas, authorities warned.
“You think it’s funny to scare people? Well, get ready to get scared by us because we got the handcuffs, we got the jail cell, we got the Philly jury that’s going to tell you it’s not funny at all,” District Attorney Larry Krasner said on Thursday.
Excerpt from WPVI:
Philadelphia police say that they have identified the man accused of wearing a Chucky-style Halloween mask and terrorizing residents in Center City.
An arrest warrant has been issued for 22-year-old Zymire Hughes, police announced on Thursday.
Police say the masked man, now believed to be Hughes, was chasing people around City Hall in the early morning hours. They say he was likely doing it for social media fame.
“I believe that he was doing this purely for social media content – either A, for his own sick personal amusement, or B, he had plans of posting it online at some point, and possibly monetizing it,” said Philadelphia Police Capt. Jason Smith.
Surveillance video shows Zymire Hughes chasing a woman in Philadelphia.
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