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Man dressed as Pikachu arrested after jumping White House fence

6 years 1 month 2 weeks ago Thursday, October 19 2017 Oct 19, 2017 October 19, 2017 1:47 PM October 19, 2017 in News
Source: Associated Press
Photo: Yoshikazu TAKADA, flickr
WASHINGTON - A Kentucky man dressed as the Pokemon character Pikachu is accused of trying to jump the White House fence - all in the name of making a YouTube video.
  
Curtis Combs of Somerset, Kentucky, was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with unlawful entry. An arrest affidavit says Combs was dressed as Pikachu and told authorities he wanted to become famous and had planned to post a video of it on YouTube.
  
The affidavit filed in D.C. Superior Court says Combs jumped a barrier on the outer perimeter of the south grounds of the White House complex and was quickly arrested.
  
Combs told police he expected to be arrested and had researched D.C. charges and previous jumpers.
  
Combs pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Combs' attorney, Edward Gaines, declined comment.

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