World of the Bizarre

Utah man arrested after attacking 'werewolf' with a wooden stake

By T.K. Randall
June 19, 2025 ·  9 comments

Werewolves remain a popular horror trope. Image Credit: Pixabay / ArtSpark The incident came to light when police officers were called out on the afternoon of Sunday, June 14th to attend a disturbance involving 24-year-old Jose Manuel Perez.

According to reports, Perez had been having lunch with another man when he suddenly took out a wooden stake with a nail protruding from it and starting attacking him.

After placing the victim in a chokehold, he proceeded to threaten to pierce him through the heart with the stake because he had become convinced that the man was in fact a werewolf.Fortunately, the victim was able to break free and escape.

When officers caught up to Perez, he was in possession of the other's man's backpack and maintained that he believed the 'werewolf' had intended to kill him.

In the end, he was booked on one count of aggravated robbery.

Exactly why he had believed the other man to be a werewolf remains unclear.

Source: KUTV.com | Comments (9)

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