LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A man accused of threatening people in Philadelphia while wearing a “Chucky-style” mask has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities said.
Zymire Hughes, 22, was wanted for terrorizing citizens in Center City Philadelphia. The USMS Nevada Violent Offender Task Force arrested Hughes Tuesday in Las Vegas. Police had previously said Hughes had an active arrest warrant and may have already fled Pennsylvania.
He is being held in the Clark County Detention Center awaiting extradition back to Pennsylvania.
Police say the suspect chased a 40-year-old woman in the early morning on Aug. 12 and asked her if she was “ready to die.”
During another encounter that morning, a bystander said she tried to warn the jogger who was being followed by the masked man. Jameka said the suspect then turned his attention toward her, prompting her to scream for help before she ultimately kicked him in the chest.
According to police, the suspect was wearing a white baby-doll-style Halloween mask with black hair, and a black/blue plaid backpack.