Costumed Vigilante in Seattle Arrested

**Crazed Rabbit** · 10-11-2011, 03:35

The News:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...eroarrest.html

SEATTLE —
Instead of the bad guys, it was Seattle's most prolific self-styled superhero that ended up in handcuffs.

Police officers arrested the 23-year-old man who calls himself Phoenix Jones early Sunday after he was accused of assaulting several people with pepper spray. He was booked in county jail on four counts of assault, with arraignment set for Thursday, police said Monday.

"Our message has been the same from the beginning, if you see something that warrants calling 911, call 911," said Seattle police spokesman Det. Mark Jamieson. "Just because he's dressed up in costume, it doesn't mean he's in special consideration or above the law. You can't go around pepper spraying people because you think they are fighting."

But Jones, who wears a black mask with yellow stripes and a bulging muscle bodysuit, said he was only trying to stop a street brawl.

In capital letters, Jones wrote on his Facebook page to say he wouldn't "ever assault or hurt another person if they were not causing harm to another human being." He also released a video shot during the alleged assault.

The Video:

Apparently he's been doing this a while: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/113246859.html

SEATTLE -- Phoenix Jones calls himself a crime fighter.

He has a cape, a mask and a stun gun and he spends several nights each week patrolling Seattle and other areas trying to stop crime.

"I endanger my life with a reason and a purpose," he says.

But over the weekend, a man held Phoenix at gunpoint and another broke his nose.

Police say enough is enough and that someone may end up getting killed.

"Don't insert yourself into those situations," Seattle Police Detective Mark Jamieson said in an interview last week. "If you see something, call 911."

The attack happened near the intersection of 5th and James on Saturday night.

"They were all swearing at each other and like about to fight," Phoenix said. So he stepped in to break up the brawl and one of the guys turned on him.

"He starts swinging on me and starts an altercation with me."

Phoenix said he called 911, put one of the men in a headlock and waited for police. But seconds later, Phoenix said, another man pulled out a gun.

When he let go of the man he was holding, the man kicked Phoenix in the face, breaking his nose. Both men got away.

Phoenix said it was no big deal, but the attack is exactly what police were afraid was going to happen when Phoenix and his superhero cohorts started patrolling the city.

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**rajpoot** · 10-11-2011, 07:32

Guy was probably trying to Kick-Ass.

**Beskar** · 10-11-2011, 08:00

Only in America.

**Major Robert Dump** · 10-11-2011, 08:02

Why can't I friend him on FB?

**Rhyfelwyr** · 10-11-2011, 17:42

I like how he kept running away from that girl at the start.

**Vladimir** · 10-11-2011, 19:35

Originally Posted by Beskar

Only in America.

Hang up and drive you tosser!

In Hampshire, England, during 2006, a vigilante slashed the tires of more than twenty cars, leaving a note made from cut-out newsprint stating "Warning: you have been seen while using your mobile phone".

Why isn't this in the Police Abuses thread?

**Lemur** · 10-11-2011, 19:45

I fanned him and his superhero team on Facebook. It's the least I can do.

**drone** · 10-11-2011, 20:13

Does he have a dark and twisted origin story?

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 10-11-2011, 23:54

Originally Posted by Vladimir

Hang up and drive you tosser!

In Hampshire, England, during 2006, a vigilante slashed the tires of more than twenty cars, leaving a note made from cut-out newsprint stating "Warning: you have been seen while using your mobile phone".

Why isn't this in the Police Abuses thread?

Yeah, not to mention the Ninga patrols down here, still I suppose its understandable Beskar hasn't heard about those.

**Ronin** · 10-12-2011, 10:38

don´t know if this says something terrible about me.
but if there was a pay-per-view channel made up of just footage of this guy getting his ass kicked I would subscribe....not entirely sure where that feeling comes from but it's there.