MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Southaven Police say a man caused physical fear when he chased a woman down a town street on Monday while wearing a mask.
Rashe France, 22, has been charged with assault following the Chaparral Lane incident.
The victim said she was walking on Chaparral when a man wearing a white mask jumped out of a vehicle and started running towards her.
The victim said she feared for her life and started screaming for help. She said when she reached a stop sign, the man stopped chasing her and started laughing.
Southaven Police said they stopped France on Stateline Road and found a white mask described by the victim on the passenger side of his vehicle.
France claimed he was sitting in his car on Chaparral talking to a friend when he saw the victim being chased by a man wearing a white Halloween mask.
He said he saw the man drop the mask on the floor and picked it up because it was a cool Halloween mask.
France was taken into custody and charged with assault and physical fright.
Relatives of the victim said that although it was a sick joke, it was not funny. They said the victim is still terrified by what happened.
