{"id":24374,"date":"2026-08-20T20:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=24374"},"modified":"2026-08-20T20:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:34:06","slug":"philadelphia-halloween-mask-suspect-zymire-hughes-may-have-fled-state-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=24374","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Halloween mask suspect Zymire Hughes may have fled state: police"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Police have identified the suspected masked menace who is accused of terrorizing women around the streets of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Now, they’re asking people to be on the lookout for him as he may have fled from Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Zymire Hughes, 22, has an active warrant out for his arrest, police report. Hughes is the man who police allege was wearing a creepy Chucky-style Halloween mask as he assaulted a woman.<\/p>\n

He reportedly hunted her down and chased her. It happened last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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The masked suspect is identified as Zymire Hughes, 22. An arrest warrant is active, police say.<\/span> (Philadelphia Police Department)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

He allegedly yelled at a woman asking her if she was “ready to die” while chasing others, police told FOX 29.<\/p>\n

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Surveillance cameras allegedly show Hughes running up to people in the city. A Dunkin’ Donuts in the city refused him service because he was wearing the mask.<\/p>\n

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A side-by-side image released by police shows the doll-masked suspect and surveillance footage of him allegedly pursuing a victim near City Hall.<\/span> (Philadelphia Police Department)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

After terrorizing several people, police say, he allegedly came face-to-face with a woman who was ready to fight back, Fox News Digital learned.<\/p>\n

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A woman trained in combat, Jameka Wilson, was able to fight Hughes when he reportedly threatened her.<\/p>\n

“He was not guarding his midsection, so she kicked him hard in the chest. He stumbled and ran,” she said.<\/p>\n

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A masked man wanted for allegedly chasing and threatening people near Philadelphia’s City Hall is seen on surveillance video wearing a cracked baby doll Halloween mask.<\/span> (Philadelphia Police Department)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Police say Hughes has connections to California and Nevada.<\/p>\n

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They describe him as a Black male with medium complexion, 5-foot-8, thin build, wearing a white Chucky-style Halloween mask with black hair, and a black\/blue plaid backpack.<\/p>\n

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