A Florida man wearing a Spider-Man costume has been arrested after hitting a woman in the back of her head, stealing her cash, and riding off on his bike.
According to Hollywood police, 36-year-old Lequan Payne was charged with robbery and resisting an officer without violence following the robbery on Monday.
Police say the victim was at a laundromat on Federal Highway when she spotted Payne, dressed in a Spider-Man costume and riding a bike.
According to police, the female victim approached Payne and asked for his picture, and that’s when Payne, aka. Spider-man, suddenly struck the woman in the back of the head, causing her to fall to the ground.
Payne grabbed $45 that fell out of the woman’s pocket and fled the scene on a bike.
Shortly after the victim called 911, officers found Payne with the victim’s cash inside his Spider-Man wallet located in his backpack.
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Payne, 36, was booked into the Broward County Jail on a $6,000 bond.
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