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Police arrest man in zombie makeup for trespassing

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Oct 31, 2011 at 5:37 am

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) - Police say an intoxicated man in zombie makeup has been arrested after allegedly walking into a residence in Moorhead before dawn Sunday.

The incident began about 1:20 a.m. Sunday when police responded to a burglary call. Officers learned an intoxicated man in zombie makeup walked into a residence, where he was confronted by a homeowner with gun.

The zombie fled, but officers found a man matching the description hiding in the attic of another home on the block. He was known to people there.

The 20-year-old Fargo, N.D., man was arrested and taken to the Clay County Jail on suspicion of trespassing and consuming alcohol as a minor.