On Sunday morning, Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones, whose secret identity has been revealed as 23-year-old Benjamin John Francis Fodor, was arrested for allegedly pepper spraying a group of people. Don’t-miss-footage of the scene is above. From Reuters:
According to a police report, the group were walking to their car, “dancing and having a good time,” when Fodor “came up from behind and pepper-sprayed the group.”
Two men in the group chased Fodor, and police called to the scene “separated the involved parties,” the report said. Fodor was booked into the King County Jail on four counts of assault and was released on $3,800 bail on Sunday afternoon.
Fodor has since sent out Twitter messages saying he was back on patrol and proclaiming himself innocent of wrongdoing.
“I WOULD NEVER ASSAULT OR HURT ANOTHER PERSON IF THEY WERE NOT CAUSING HARM TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING,” he wrote in one tweet.
“Seattle “superhero” charged with pepper-spray assault” (Reuters)
“Woman who hit Phoenix Jones: ‘Nothing gives him a right to do that’” (Seattle PI)