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HOLLIS, Maine — A man is accused of drunkenly strolling down a Maine road wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt and a clown mask while brandishing a machete taped to where his arm had been amputated.

Maine State Police say 31-year-old Corey Berry, of Hollis, was arrested Tuesday and charged with criminal threatening. He was released after posting $200 bail.

Police say Berry was first spotted in Hollis but then fled into the woods. He was taken into custody after re-emerging in Waterboro. Police say Berry was intoxicated but cooperative. He told officers that he was copying previous clown sightings as a prank.

A phone number for Berry couldn’t be found. It wasn’t known if he has a lawyer who could comment on his behalf.

— The Associated Press

A man who police identified as Corey Berry strolls down a street in Hollis, Maine, wearing a clown mask with a machete taped to his amputated arm.
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_Clown1.jpg.optimal.jpgA man who police identified as Corey Berry strolls down a street in Hollis, Maine, wearing a clown mask with a machete taped to his amputated arm. Maine State Police via AP

This Tuesday, July 25, 2017, photo released by the Maine State Police shows Corey Berry, 31, of Hollis, Maine, arrested and charged with criminal threatening after police said he was found strolling down a street wearing a clown mask with a machete taped to his amputated arm. He was released after posting bail. (Maine State Police via AP)
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_Clown2.jpg.optimal.jpgThis Tuesday, July 25, 2017, photo released by the Maine State Police shows Corey Berry, 31, of Hollis, Maine, arrested and charged with criminal threatening after police said he was found strolling down a street wearing a clown mask with a machete taped to his amputated arm. He was released after posting bail. (Maine State Police via AP) Maine State Police via AP

This Tuesday, July 25, 2017, photo released by the Maine State Police shows a clown mask and a machete that police said had been worn by Corey Berry, of Hollis, Maine. Police said Berry, 31, was arrested and charged with criminal threatening after they found him strolling down a street wearing the clown mask with the machete taped to his amputated arm. He was released after posting bail. (Maine State Police via AP)
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_Clown3.jpg.optimal.jpgThis Tuesday, July 25, 2017, photo released by the Maine State Police shows a clown mask and a machete that police said had been worn by Corey Berry, of Hollis, Maine. Police said Berry, 31, was arrested and charged with criminal threatening after they found him strolling down a street wearing the clown mask with the machete taped to his amputated arm. He was released after posting bail. (Maine State Police via AP) Maine State Police via AP