(NewsNation) — Police have released video of a Chuck E. Cheese employee being arrested outside of one of the company’s Florida locations while in full costume.
Tallahassee police say the employee, Jermell Jarreau Jones, 41, was arrested after being identified as a suspect in a credit card theft investigation. Officers found Jones inside the restaurant after another employee told them he was the one in the costume.
Bodycam footage of the July 23 arrest was recently released by the Tallahassee police.
News of the arrest, first reported by the Tallahassee Democrat, went viral on social media after photos and videos taken by witnesses ended up online. Police later confirmed to the Democrat that Jones had been arrested on three felonies.
Police were originally tipped off to the case after a