Massachusetts man accused of shooting threat at ‘Wicked’ screening

A Massachusetts antheral who was arrested aft allegedly threatening to sprout up a screening of “Wicked” remains successful custody Tuesday pursuing a dangerousness hearing.

Ryan Muldoon, 34, is accused of threatening moviegoers astatine an AMC Theater astatine the Liberty Tree Mall successful Danvers astir 3 p.m. connected Sunday.

According to respective witnesses wrong the theater, Muldoon allegedly said helium was “going to sprout each of you successful the head” arsenic previews played earlier the movie-musical started, according to the NBC Boston.

Two women who heard the connection reported Muldoon to a theatre employee, who past called police. Upon arriving, officers told an worker to halt the movie and crook connected the lights, astatine which constituent they enactment Muldoon successful handcuffs and took him outside.

Muldoon allegedly denied making the threats and told the serviceman the women “were hitting connected him.” When helium started causing a country and drafting a crowd, helium was placed nether arrested and booked astatine the Danvers Police Department.

During a tribunal quality connected Monday, a defence lawyer for Muldoon called the incidental a misunderstanding, saying his lawsuit was wearing headphones and listening to music. He said Muldoon whitethorn person been “singing the lyrics of a rap song” but did not endanger moviegoers with a gun.

The lawyer said Muldoon was unarmed and pointed to the constabulary report, which said nary limb had been recovered connected him.

At a proceeding connected Tuesday to find Muldoon’s dangerousness, the defence argued that nary 1 other reported proceeding the alleged threats. However, prosecutors brought up a past of convulsive behavior, including astatine slightest 1 stabbing, NBC Boston reported.

A justice determined Muldoon was a information to the nationalist and ordered him to beryllium held without bail until his adjacent proceeding connected Dec. 20.

Muldoon has been charged with battle with a unsafe weapon, threats to perpetrate a transgression and disturbing the peace.