A deranged man in woman’s clothing caused a nightmare flashback Tuesday when he rushed the finish line of the Boston Marathon with an apparent hoax bomb made out of a confetti-filled rice cooker, reports said.
Kayvon Edson, 25, raced toward the spot shouting “Boston Strong” around 7 p.m. — just hours after a service commemorating the one-year anniversary of last year’s Marathon bombing that killed 3.
He was wearing a dress and a long black veil, according to CBS Boston.
Edson told police officers he was an art student and the rice cooker in his bag was a “prop,” according to a witness.
Police told pedestrians to evacuate and locked down the area while they detonated the rice cooker and a second bag that belonged to a media outlet and happened to be filled with camera equipment.
Edson was charged with disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and possession of a hoax device, CBS Boston said.
Edson has posted a series of bizarre videos online that appear to be attempts to make avant-garde films. In them, the art student can be seen wearing costumes and spouting nonsense.
On his Facebook page, meanwhile, he has a photo of accused Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev connected to a page protesting his innocence.
