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Masked man wanted for terrorizing Philadelphians captured in Las Vegas
6abc Philadelphia • • nation
Key Points:
- Zymire Hughes, 22, was arrested in Las Vegas by the U.S. Marshals Service Nevada Violent Offender Task Force and is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania for terrorizing Philadelphia residents.
- Hughes allegedly harassed and chased up to 15 or 16 people in Center City Philadelphia on August 15 while wearing a distinctive Chucky doll-style Halloween mask.
- One victim, a woman jogging near City Hall, was seriously injured after Hughes asked her, "Are you ready to die?" and she fled in fear, requiring extensive medical treatment.
- Surveillance footage shows Hughes entering SEPTA's Suburban Station and being asked to remove his mask by police before continuing to frighten people and escaping on a bus to his residence near 23rd and Venango streets.
- Hughes faces charges including terroristic threats, harassment, simple assault, and intimidation, with authorities noting his connections to California and Las Vegas through employment.
