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A Man in a Chucky-Style Mask Was Scaring Philadelphians. Then He Picked the Wrong Woman.

When Jameka Wilson encountered a man wearing a Chucky-style Halloween mask, her stage combat training kicked in. Now she’s a minor local celebrity.

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A Man in a Chucky-Style Mask Was Scaring Philadelphians. Then He Picked the Wrong Woman. NYTimes – US
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Police in Philadelphia are searching for a man they say chased at least a half dozen people last week within a half hour while wearing a Chucky-style mask.

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Philadelphia Chucky-style mask harassment case

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Zymire Hughes, the man accused of scaring more than a dozen people in Philadelphia while wearing a Chucky-style Halloween mask, has been arrested in Las Vegas and is being held in jail while awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania.

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Zymire Hughes, the masked suspect, was identified and arrested in Las Vegas; the reported victim count rose to more than a dozen, and he now awaits extradition to Pennsylvania.

In this event Masked Man Accused of Harassing Philadelphians Is Arrested in Las Vegas Earlier coverage
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A Man in a Chucky-Style Mask Was Scaring Philadelphians. Then He Picked the Wrong Woman.NYTimes – US
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A Man in a Chucky-Style Mask Was Scaring Philadelphians. Then He Picked the Wrong Woman.

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Woman describes confronting man in Chucky-style mask who chased her

Police in Philadelphia are searching for a man they say chased at least a half dozen people last week within a half hour while wearing a Chucky-style mask.

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