This hoaxer yet dresses like a Joker.
The man accused of dropping a fake bomb at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in the days earlier the nation wasnt laughing when he found given away during a go out with appearance Wednesday that he is mentally competent to stand trial.
Kevin Edson, 25, broke down and cried as he sported a purple suit jacket resembling a touch worn by the infamous Batman villain.
The inconsistent art student dumped a rucksack, well-heeled with a confetti-filled rice cooker, near the Boylston St. finish line April 15, the one-year anniversary of the deadly attack that killed three and injured extra than 260 near the final stretch of the popular 26.2-mile run. REUTERS Kevin Edson is arraigned April 16 on charges he planted a hoax bomb on April 15, the anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Enlarge BPD Kevin Edsons mugshot in the manner of being in custody by Boston police.He yelled Boston Strong in the street earlier his arrest. Enlarge Kevin Edson, 25, has been electric in planting fake bomb on Boylston St. on April 15, the anniversary of 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. He was in custody following a tribute to maimed victims of the attacked.
The performance artiste, donning a black witches cap, a long black veil, black clothes and no shoes screamed Boston Strong as he traipsed down the street on a showery Tuesday last month.
Edson, who suffers from bipolar disorder, spent 20 days receiving a mental health evaluation, which cleared him to stand trial for possession of a hoax explosive device next to with threats to commit a crime and boisterous conduct, prosecutors declared Wednesday.
Wearing a collared shirt and a haircut, the shackled Massachusetts College of Art and Device undergrad bawled in go out with as a judge lowered his cash bail to $50,000 from the original $100,000 set in the manner of the alleged hoax, according to the Boston Be an indication of.
Edson was grabbed by police roughly 20 record in the manner of a tribute to two Massachusetts brothers, who every deep in thought a crutch in the April 15, 2013, blast.
I knew what I was doing, he told police in the manner of his arrest. It was being conceived in my regulate. Its representation. The performance got the best of me.
His Facebook page, well-run earlier his arrest, featured a picture of terror suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev beneath the headline, Had a blast at the marathon
A bomb squad was forced to detonate the unattended bag in the manner of the locale was cleared in a day of ceremony and recollection featuring dignitaries like Associate President Biden.
The nation, held less than a week soon after on Patriots Day Monday, went off without a hitch as a record quantity of runners and spectators.
Edson is due back in go out with June 3 and must stay on his meds and wear a GPS bracelet if he bails given away.
