{"id":279156,"date":"2026-09-04T18:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/279156\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T18:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:54:08","slug":"las-vegas-police-release-arrest-footage-of-philadelphia-chucky-mask-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/279156\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas police release arrest footage of Philadelphia &#8220;Chucky&#8221; mask suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LAS VEGAS (<a href=\"http:\/\/fox5vegas.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"http:\/\/fox5vegas.com\/\">FOX5<\/a>) \u2014 Las Vegas police have released arrest video of the man accused of wearing a mask to terrorize people in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Zymire Hughes, 22, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2026\/08\/26\/chucky-mask-assault-suspect-philadelphia-apprehended-las-vegas\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2026\/08\/26\/chucky-mask-assault-suspect-philadelphia-apprehended-las-vegas\/\">arrested in Las Vegas<\/a> on Wednesday, August 26, ending an almost two-week manhunt that began after an incident in Philadelphia earlier in the month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the video obtained by FOX5 on Friday, US Marshals are seen taking Hughes into custody at an apartment complex along Boulder Highway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">MORE ON FOX5 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2026\/09\/03\/pedestrian-transported-hospital-after-east-las-vegas-crash-police-say\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2026\/09\/03\/pedestrian-transported-hospital-after-east-las-vegas-crash-police-say\/\">14-year-old critically injured in crash along Boulder Highway<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Other body camera videos show police handcuffing and questioning a woman about Hughes\u2019 whereabouts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019m saying that boy\u2019s scared. There\u2019s no weapons or whatever,\u201d the unidentified woman is heard saying. \u201cThat boy trusts me somewhat. You know what I\u2019m saying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">While their relationship is unclear, she eventually told authorities Hughes was inside her apartment, leading police to his arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hughes is accused of terrorizing bystanders and disrupting the peace in Philadelphia\u2019s downtown area while wearing a \u201cChucky\u201d mask. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He appeared before a Las Vegas judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2026\/08\/27\/mask-wearing-assault-suspect-appears-court-after-las-vegas-arrest\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2026\/08\/27\/mask-wearing-assault-suspect-appears-court-after-las-vegas-arrest\/\">on August 27<\/a>, who ruled that the state of Pennsylvania has 30 days to extradite him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">As of Friday, Hughes remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KVVU. 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