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'Batman' Arrested On Michigan Rooftop

Batman On Roof

First Posted: 05/12/11 12:36 PM ET Updated: 11/15/11 12:21 PM ET

Holy handcuffs! Police in a resort community in northwest Michigan are touting the arrest of the legendary caped crusader Batman, who was reportedly nabbed while dangling from a 30-foot-tall building.

But wait, what sorcery is this? Police now say the Dark Knight they have taken into custody is an impostor! The unmasked superhero wannabe is actually a local resident named Mark Wayne Williams.

Police in Petoskey, a small community about 200 miles northwest of Flint, MIchigan, received a call early Wednesday that Williams, 31, was on the roof of a building in the center of the town. When officers arrived on the scene, they pulled Williams, who was reportedly hanging over the side of the building, back onto the roof.

During a search of Batman, er, Williams, police discovered several "dangerous" weapons tucked away inside his utility belt, including a telescoping steel baton, lead-lined gloves and a can of chemical irritant spray.

Williams was arrested at the scene and later charged with several counts of carrying concealed weapons, one count of carrying a gas-ejecting weapon and another count of creating a disturbance, Reuters News reported.

"I realize this is a serious offense. I honestly had no idea the items I was holding are illegal," Williams said in court during his arraignment on Wednesday. "I did not intend to harm anyone with these items. I swear that."

According to John Calabrese, public safety chief in Petoskey, authorities have had previous run-ins with the alleged batty bad man.

"We've had contact with him in the past, where he's made himself up to look like that Crow character who is also a comic book character," Calabrese said, according to The Petoskey News-Review.

On his MySpace page, Williams, or "Crowmaster," said he considers "anyone who stands up for what they believe in and for others. No matter the cost" as a hero.

If convicted of the crimes he is accused of committing, Williams faces a combined sentence of up to 30 years in prison -- a lengthy stint that would most definitely deter any costumed crime-fighting super hero.

Williams is due back in court for a pre-trial conference on May 23 ... Same Bat-Time.... same Bat-Channel.

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Holy handcuffs! Police in a resort community in northwest Michigan are touting the arrest of the legendary caped crusader Batman, who was reportedly nabbed while dangling from a 30-foot-tall building.
Holy handcuffs! Police in a resort community in northwest Michigan are touting the arrest of the legendary caped crusader Batman, who was reportedly nabbed while dangling from a 30-foot-tall building.
 
 
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HUFFPOST SUPER USER
Sol76
09:30 PM on 06/16/2011
"We've had contact with him in the past, where he's made himself up to look like that Crow character who is also a comic book character"

So outside of comics this Crow character is real?
12:35 PM on 05/17/2011
Only in Petosky.
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HUFFPOST SUPER USER
Ernest Adams
the Ghost that walks....
11:23 AM on 05/13/2011
Holy Right Guard Batman!!!....
07:02 AM on 05/13/2011
Coming soon to a welfare roll near you.
Sandmanj
Tread gently. Mother nature is pregnant.
03:32 AM on 05/13/2011
They should have arrested the manufacturer of "Batman"'s underarm deoderant.
HUFFPOST SUPER USER
tweets4twits
12:11 AM on 05/13/2011
This dude watched Kick Ass one too many times
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HUFFPOST SUPER USER
AngryHarpy
I dwell in possibility.
11:34 PM on 05/12/2011
I'd be worried about anyone over the age of 16 who still has a MySpace account.

And the picture above? Man, that's just nasty.
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Darryl Clayton
I don't suffer fools gladly
10:05 PM on 05/12/2011
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na...Crackman!
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mypov123
It is what it is
09:14 PM on 05/12/2011
LOL of course this would happen in my state.
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HUFFPOST SUPER USER
EminentFate4L
Sheep going to Sheep!
07:56 PM on 05/12/2011
Those Keystone Cops wouldn't even need to unmask this imposture, look at the underarm sweat stains, the real Batman never sweats. Though Petoskey's Keystone Cops, make Gotham's police look competent. The town of Petoskey may just do itself a favor and hold on to this lone vigilante.
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Thumbody
just for the halibut!
03:57 PM on 05/12/2011
WHACK! SMACK! POW! Say it isn't so Batman!
jokerdanny
my other bio is a macro
03:04 PM on 05/12/2011
well, he's batsh*t crazy...that's close
barts
Republicans can not be trusted.
02:57 PM on 05/12/2011
He was trying to save the small Michigan town from being overtaken by an appointed manager by the republican led state government.
02:56 PM on 05/12/2011
Give him a psych test and a fine for the weapons and trespassing then release this poor schlub.

Geez, pepper spay is legal- next. Metal knuckles are not, but if he didn't go out and start punching people then no harm no foul, and baton laws are designed to be asinine technicalities. Potentiall­y dangerous? Sure. More dangerous than a legal unconceale­d pistol? Not even close. As to the "concealed­" adjective. The police press release does not say anything about concealed.
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nherent
Subversivist.
02:55 PM on 05/12/2011
Joker: Are you the real Batman?
Brian Douglas: No
Joker: No? no? (sadistic giggle)....then why do you dress up like him?