Police arrested employee of the chain after credit card stolen from customer was allegedly found in his possession
Florida police have arrested a Chuck E Cheese mascot for credit card fraud, telling him “Chuck E, come with me” and leading him away in handcuffs while still in his gigantic mouse head costume as horrified children looked on.
Police confirmed to the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper that they had arrested Jermell Jones, an employee of the chain of family entertainment centers, on three felonies.
They said that on 3 July a woman reported about $100 of fraudulent charges on her card after a recent visit to Chuck E Cheese, and claimed to have traced the activity to a specific employee.
“They walked over with the intention of just walking outside to put handcuffs on him outside of public view,” police spokersperson Alicia Hill told the Democrat, adding that when the employee resisted the officers decided to handcuff him.
