Man in gorilla suit arrested for attacking stranger & stealing his shoes

Two men have been arrested after attacking another man and stealing his shoes in downtown Nashville, Tennessee — all while one of them was wearing a gorilla costume as a disguise.

In one of the stranger crimes we’ve seen this year, two men are behind bars following a robbery that took place at 4 AM on Sunday morning, September 21.

18-year-old Xavier Rhodes and his accomplice, 22-year-old Sherrod Robinson, reportedly worked together to mug their victim, identified as Eli Jordan Walker, during a 4:45 AM excursion in Nashville’s entertainment district.

Walker said that Rhodes, who was wearing a gorilla suit, ambushed him and placed him in a headlock, while Robinson, who had donned a Hawaiian shirt, repeatedly kicked and punched him while he was incapacitated.

He added that the duo made off with his shoes, leaving him beaten, barefoot, and thoroughly befuddled. Police reports state that the victim suffered several cuts and bruises, along with a bloody nose, as a result of the seemingly random attack.

Thief in gorilla suit caught after mugging man in Nashville

After fleeing the scene, Rhodes and Robinson didn’t change out of their unusual garb. Instead, they made their way to the Shelby Street pedestrian bridge, where citizens spotted them. Police caught up with thieves, who were still wearing the gorilla suit and gaudy shirt.

Law enforcement stated that Robinson denied taking Walker’s shoes upon questioning, but did admit to scuffling with the victim.

Local news outlets state that Rhodes has been charged with felony robbery and released on a $14,000 bond. Robinson was also charged with felony robbery, but remains in jail on a $15,000 bond.

No other information has been released at the time of writing, but this isn’t the only weird crime to raise eyebrows recently.

Earlier this year, a California man stole a truck and took police on a lengthy chase before crashing into a paint store. Miraculously, he casually walked away from the scene unscathed, but was quickly apprehended by police shortly thereafter.

And in June, a 50-year-old man from Queens was caught after orchestrating numerous high-end thefts at luxury jewelers across the United States, using sleight-of-hand techniques to make off with hundreds of thousands of dollars in precious stones.