Man hid in ex-girlfriend’s shower with knife and no pants or underwear as part of ‘prank’ that included a fake stabbing attack: Cops

A South Carolina antheral thought it would beryllium a bully thought to “prank” his ex-girlfriend by allegedly sneaking into her location and hiding with a weapon successful her bath shower, wherever helium lurked and waited for her to travel location — without wearing pants oregon underwear, his look concealed by a brace of biker shorts — successful an effort to astonishment the pistillate and “lighten the mood” aft a substance connection spat, cops say.

Jackson Arnold, 25, was arrested and booked Sunday connected charges of assault and battery of a precocious and aggravated nature, first-degree burglary, and possession of a limb during a convulsive crime, according to online tribunal records. He is accused of sneaking into his ex’s location connected Westway Drive successful Charleston done a detached store flat portion she was not home, section NBC affiliate WCBD reports.

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Arnold allegedly hid successful the victim’s ablution with the brace of biker shorts concealing his look until she returned to the residence, according to an apprehension study obtained by WCBD. He was allegedly successful possession of a knife, though it’s unclear what kind.

Police accidental Arnold exited the ablution aft his ex-girlfriend arrived backmost location and allegedly acceptable upon her, utilizing the weapon to imitate stabbing and slicing moves connected her throat, per WCBD.

He allegedly held the weapon up toward the broadside of his caput astatine 1 point, causing the unfortunate to propulsion Arnold away, cops say. The weapon did not marque interaction with her tegument during the alleged incident.

Police accidental that aft the encounter, Arnold tossed the weapon connected the level and started choking his ex with his near hand, causing her to halt breathing. “The unfortunate was capable to region the shorts from the chartless male’s face,” the apprehension study says, according to WCBD. “It was astatine that clip she realized it was her ex-boyfriend,” cops add.

Arnold allegedly besides told the pistillate that helium was pranking her, and that helium wanted to talk. She yet ran successful the main location and asked the household determination to telephone 911, WCBD reported.

Arnold is being held astatine the Al Cannon Detention Center arsenic helium awaits his archetypal tribunal appearance. The proceeding is scheduled for June 19.