An attorney from Texas was issued a citation on Monday after dressing up like Michael Myers from the “Halloween” franchise — complete with a bloody-looking prop knife — and taking a stroll along the beach ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas.
“I did it for the people, the tourists who are stuck down here,” said Mark Metzger III, the Galveston-area attorney who was detained by police during Monday’s stunt. “They honestly weren’t expecting a tropical storm to pop up, but they’re stuck here in their hotels… so [I] kinda thought, maybe they can get a laugh.”
The Galveston Police Department, however, said they received a call from an onlooker who was concerned by the sight of a masked man strolling the beach. Officers arrived shortly afterward and determined the knife and blood were fake, but cited Metzger for disorderly conduct, he said.
Police had also briefly placed Metzger in handcuffs, as seen in a photo taken by a witness.
Galveston Tropical storm Nicholas (2021) pic.twitter.com/hb8UbOMBMv
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