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<p>WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) &#8212; Police in Virginia have arrested a man who was dressed as comic book villain the Joker and reportedly carrying a sword.</p><p>Winchester Police Department spokeswoman Jennifer Hall said in a news release that the department got several 911 calls Friday afternoon reporting a man made up as Batman&#8217;s nemesis. He was wearing a cape and carrying a sword.</p><p>Thirty-one-year-old Jeremy Putman has been charged with wearing a mask in public, a felony that can result in a year in jail.</p><p>It wasn&#8217;t immediately clear whether Putman has a lawyer.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">This photo provided by the Winchester Police Department shows Jeremy Putman, who police in Winchester, Va., arrested Friday, March 24, 2017, after callers reported seeing him walking, wearing a cape, carrying a sword and made up as the Batman villain the Joker. Authorities charged Putman with wearing a mask in public, a felony that can result in a sentence of a year in jail. (Winchester Police Department via AP) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_AP17083778515514.jpg</photo0><caption0>This photo provided by the Winchester Police Department shows Jeremy Putman, who police in Winchester, Va., arrested Friday, March 24, 2017, after callers reported seeing him walking, wearing a cape, carrying a sword and made up as the Batman villain the Joker. Authorities charged Putman with wearing a mask in public, a felony that can result in a sentence of a year in jail. (Winchester Police Department via AP) </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
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Man carrying a sword, dressed as Joker arrested in Virginia