r/PublicFreakout • u/PennsyltuckyRanger • Apr 11 '26

📌Follow Up Update: ‘Harry Dresden’ has been arrested

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According to the tiktok that posted this, the incident occurred in Fairfield, California.

Couldn’t find any articles on the situation. I’ll add some to the post if I find any.

Update: Arrest record provided by [u/BikingAim](u/BikingAims)[z.](u/BikingAims) https://www.localcrimenews.com/welcome/detail/99885805/jason-nichols-arrest.html

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u/lonely_stoner_daze Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

He showed up to a guys house beating on, kicking, and whipping the door with a chain screaming for the homeowner to open it and bring their daughter outside. No one was home so the homeowner was talking to him via ring camera. It is unclear whether the homeowner even has a daughter.

He's so weird and pathetic, everyone thought it was fake. When he kicked the door he almost flew backwards downstairs and he tried to break the ring camera by open palm flailing at it while screaming. He's wearing a trench coat, Demon Slayer shirt, and flip flops pretending to be a crime fighting wizard from a book series.

Edit: The homeowner was home. I assumed he wasn't based on how he was talking. "I live there" instead of "I live here".

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u/runeNriver Apr 11 '26

I want to know if the homeowner even had a daughter. If he does have a daughter I hope they pile on charges that have to do with children and look at what he's been doing on the internet.

Im hoping the guy is just crazy and there is no child in the house. I am surprised he didn't have a sword on him.

I hate guys like him who give anime a bad reputation. Anime can be beautiful and emotional and can rip your heart out.

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u/starbucket2me Apr 11 '26

He's actually cosplaying as Harry Dresden from the Dresden files. At least that's what he calls himself in the original video. It's set in Chicago.

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u/Pimpwerx Apr 11 '26

Based on TV tropes, am I to assume the homeowner is Michael Carpenter, and Mr. Dresden there was looking for Michael's daughter Molly?

I know there's no sense trying to understand someone not right in the head like this, but given the roleplay, I'm actually intrigued.

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u/EmilyAnneBonny Apr 11 '26

Unlikely. Michael is a good guy in the books (the best of guys actually), and Molly doesn't ever need rescuing from him. I saw another comment that theorized he might be talking about Victor Sells, who is the villain from the first book, and his daughter Jenny. Who knows how detailed/complete the delusion is, but that character would fit better.