Case Dropped Against Man With Rubber Ax

Ohio prosecutors have dropped an inducing panic charge against a man who carried a rubber prop ax into a bar before Halloween. Akron City Prosecutor Doug Powley says he reviewed the case against 42-year-old Bill Morrison and determined that, the “situation did not warrant a criminal conviction.” Morrison was arrested October 16th and spent a night in jail after a woman saw him with the ax under his coat and called 911. The ax had red paint on it to simulate blood. Morrison has been a Hollywood makeup artist and has worked on Halloween haunted house attractions. He told police he was taking the costume ax to sell to a friend.