A man dressed as a Ronald McDonald clown has been arrested for trespassing at a shopping centre.
The incident was captured on body camera video and shared to the police force’s social media pages.
The caption read: “What do you call someone who returns to a shopping plaza after they’ve been trespassed? …. a clown.”
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Police said on March 24, 40-year-old Christopher Marlowe was spotted yelling to himself and loitering while wearing a Ronald McDonald-style clown costume.
When officers approached the suspect, he allegedly became aggressive and started swearing at officers, as reported by Need To Know.
Body camera video from police shows officers encountering Marlowe in the moments leading up to the arrest.
He was eventually apprehended by law enforcement outside the Interchange Plaza in Palm Bay, Florida, after being banned from the area by police.
An arrest affidavit said Marlowe was initially arrested for “yelling to himself” and “serving no purpose on the property.”
When police attempted to arrest Marlowe for a second time, he resisted and raised his fists.
This prompted an arresting officer to say: “You look like a clown.”
Marlowe replied: “I am a clown.”
He was subsequently booked into the Brevard County Jail for trespassing.
Footage of the arrest was subsequently shared by the Palm Bay Police Department.
The video was notably overlaid with circus sounds.
The department added: “Everyone has the right to feel safe in public spaces.
“We’re committed to addressing those who repeatedly refuse to respect that.”
The video went down a storm with social media commenters.
One person wrote: “Trump got arrested AGAIN!?”
Another said: “Joe Biden always Clowning Around.”
“Using a clown horn to audio cover the cussing is diabolical,” one person said.
Another added: “Wendy called in a dead beat dad on Ronald, you can tell he’s on child support he’s riding a bike to work.”
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