From the LVRJ:
A gun was no match for “Thunder From Down Under.”
Police say a man dressed like a member of the beefy male dance crew snuck backstage at Excalibur on the Strip and pulled a handgun on the real dancers. He left in handcuffs — with a shiner — after a rumble with “The Blokes” and a few of their mates.
The fight happened about 9 p.m. Tuesday after police say several of the entertainers confronted the man, whom Las Vegas police are still trying to identify.
Police say the man, described as looking 25 to 30, was spotted wearing a SWAT hat and shoes, plus a fireman’s shirt — much like the Australian-themed show’s costumes. He blended in, according to an arrest report, because witnesses thought he was a new addition to the troupe.
As the strippers began putting on their stage clothes, police said, a few of them noticed they were missing items they’d seen the man wearing, plus some makeup.
Dancer Ryan Paki saw a suitcase and show props near a locker room door, police said, and when he and show director Karen D’ihm were inspecting, a man wearing a fireman shirt walked up and said he bought the items for his girlfriend.
Enter several other “Blokes,” the show’s name for its dancers, and some supporting crew. The six men started fighting with the intruder, police said, trying to take back their stuff.
But the man had another plan, police said: “I got a gun, I’m gonna shoot,” he said.
He pulled a .44 Magnum, pointed it toward “Thunder” employee Scott Berchtold’s head and pulled the trigger, police said, but someone pushed the gun as it fired. The bullet hit the wall.
Someone wrestled the gun away, police said, and the rest of the group fought and restrained the man him until security arrived. http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/man-arrested-after-fight-backstage-thunder-down-under
Based on his booking picture, it kind of looks like he got the crap beat out of him.
But if you are going to rob someone, don't rob people who have muscles on their muscles.
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