Joker Mask Prank Causes Panic at Theater Not Far From Site of James Holmes Massacre

By Michael Roberts in Felonious stupidity

Friday, November 23, 2012 at 5:25 am

Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: The teen thought donning the mask and a clown hat would be a hilarious way to scare his friends -- and it worked. Problem is, there were plenty of other patrons freaked out, too, and they called the cops. Westword has the story.

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