Drunken, One-armed, Machete-wielding Man In Clown Mask Arrested In Maine: Cops

HOLLIS, ME — A one-armed Hollis man donning a black-hooded sweatshirt and a clown mask drunkenly strolled down a road waving a machete that was taped to the area where his amputated arm would've been, state police said.

Corey Berry, 31, was arrested Tuesday and charged with criminal threatening, Maine State Police told WCSH-TV. He was freed after posting $200 bail.

Berry was first spotted in Hollis but then fled into the woods, police said. He was taken into custody after re-emerging in Waterboro. Berry was intoxicated but cooperative, police said. He told officers that he was imitating previous clown sightings as a prank. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

A phone number for Berry couldn't be found Wednesday, and it wasn't known if he has a lawyer who could comment on his behalf.

Photo credit: Maine State Police via AP