Crime & Safety

‘Clown’ Arrested For Trespassing At FL Shopping Plaza: Watch

A man dressed as a clown was recently arrested for trespassing at a Palm Bay strip mall, police said.

A man dressed as a clown was recently arrested for trespassing at a Palm Bay strip mall, police said.
A man dressed as a clown was recently arrested for trespassing at a Palm Bay strip mall, police said. (Courtesy of Palm Bay Police Department)

PALM BAY, FL — Officers recently arrested a man dressed as a clown for trespassing at a Palm Bay strip mall.

“What do you call someone who returns to a shopping plaza after they've been trespassed? A clown,” the Palm Bay Police Department wrote in a social media post that included officer-worn body camera footage from the arrest.

In the video, the clown, dressed in a white, red and yellow outfit, is shown clashing with police as they arrest him for trespassing.

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Towards the end of the video, as they put him in the back of a police car, an officer said, “You look like a clown.”

“I am a clown, stupid,” the man responded.

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“Everyone has a right to feel safe in public spaces. We’re committed to addressing those who repeatedly refuse to respect that,” police wrote in the post.

Watch a video of the clown's arrest here.

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