Renaissance costume gets attention in Mariposa County
Nov 21, 2024
MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man dressing for the Renaissance was pulled over Thursday after his costume and weapons left residents in Mariposa County concerned.
According to the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called out to respond to a suspicious person with a knife and gun.
Deputies say the man was merely mistaken for a "bad guy" and his "weapons" were only realistic-looking replicas.
The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office wants to remind people that toy guns, toy knives, and replicas are often designed to look shockingly realistic, and in a high-stress situation, deputies may not have time to distinguish a toy weapon from a real one.