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Man Charged with Throwing "Batarang" at Seattle Officers

A man was arrested Monday on Capitol Hill in Seattle after threatening a bouncer at one of the area bars with a homemade spear and then throwing a “sharp, black Batman-style throwing star” at pursuing officers, police said.

July 28, 2016
Man Charged with Throwing "Batarang" at Seattle Officers

A Seattle man is charge with using a Batman weapon against police. (Photo: Facebook)


A man was arrested Monday on Capitol Hill in Seattle after threatening a bouncer at one of the area bars with a homemade spear and then throwing a “sharp, black Batman-style throwing star” at pursuing officers, police said.

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The throwing star became embedded in a Seattle patrol SUV.

After a pursuit, officers took the 23-year-old man into custody.

He was taken to the King County Jail for felony assault, WSOC TV reports.