"Spiderman" slips web: Robbery charges dropped against Pa. college student Jonathan Hewson
(CBS/AP) PITTSBURGH - Prosecutors have dropped a robbery charge against a college student who was accused of attempting to rob a Pennsylvania store while dressed as Spiderman after the convenience store owner testified he believes the incident was just a "silly mistake."
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports 21-year-old Jonathan Hewson was being released from jail in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. He had reportedly been behind bars since his arrest last month and was being held on $50,000 bail.
The University of Pittsburgh student was arrested shortly after police say he walked into the store about 1:10 a.m. Sept. 20 - dressed in the superhero costume - and asked, "How much money you got?"
Hewson's friends say he's simply a Spiderman enthusiast who meant no harm. At a preliminary hearing Tuesday, store owner Bob Patel told a judge he didn't want to ruin Hewson's career saying, "He just made a silly mistake."
Hewson's attorney hopes to get his record expunged and Hewson readmitted to school.
The attorney says he's confident his client will not get into character again, saying the Commonwealth will confiscate the Spiderman costume and most likely destroy it, reports CBS Pittsburgh.
Halloween will never be the same.
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