Overview

• Tallahassee police arrested 41-year-old Jermell J. Jones on July 23 inside a Chuck E. Cheese while he was in full mascot costume.
• Body-worn camera video released by TPD via Storyful shows officers handcuffing the character and escorting him out as children react.
• A birthday-party host reported more than $100 in fraudulent charges and obtained surveillance footage that helped identify the suspect, according to WFLA.
• Jones denied using the stolen card, but officers later reported finding the victim’s card in his front pocket, WFLA reported.
• Police records say he briefly resisted before being led out in view of families, and the footage has since gone viral.