Sedalia police arrest man in ‘Scream’ mask after standoff
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Sedalia police on Tuesday morning arrested a man in a “Scream” mask after a standoff.
Mario Wilson, of Sedalia, was charged with first-degree burglary and second-degree harassment, a misdemeanor. He was detained and is being held on a $15,000 bond. A mugshot was not immediately available. A court date has not been scheduled.
The probable cause statement says police were called to a residence after allegations of someone wearing a mask from the movie “Scream” had fired shots. Law enforcement arrived at the home at 12:43 a.m. and called out for residents to get out of the home, the statement says.
The victims were seen in a window of the home and officers were able to help them out of the window, the statement says. Police continued to give orders to Wilson, but he allegedly called dispatch and asked to negotiate, the statement says. Wilson eventually surrendered at 1:11 a.m., court documents say.
One of the victims allegedly told police that their RING camera had been giving them notifications throughout the day and they saw a man in a “Scream” mask, which startled her, the statement says.
The victim allegedly called a male friend to head over to the house and tell Wilson to leave, and Wilson allegedly ran to the backyard and climbed through a window to enter the house, the statement says. Prior to that, Wilson allegedly sent messages to the victim to let him in the home and she told him she would not, the statement says.