Arrested, but no charges were filed! Name: Phoenix Jones, Seattle, Washington (real name: Benjamin John Francis Fodor) Age: 23 Employer: State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services (contract employee via unspecified placement firm) Position: Teacher of autistic children by day, superhero by night Wikipedia: Phoenix Jones Facebook: Guardian of Seattle Seattle Post Intelligencer (10 Jan 2011): Seattle's 'superhero' has nose broken in confrontation: Police say he and others should trade capes for cell phones Seattle Post Intelligencer (1 June 2011): Police alerted to 'superheroes' patrolling Seattle Seattle Police Department Press Release (9 Oct 2011): ABC News (undated): Citizen Superhero 'Phoenix Jones' Arrested in Seattle Seattle Post Intelligencer (10 Oct 2011): Seattle police arrest 'superhero' Phoenix Jones in assault investigation Seattle Times (10 Oct 2011): Seattle's 'superhero' Phoenix Jones bound for court Q13 Fox (10 Oct 2011): Masked crime fighter 'Phoenix Jones' arrested, identity revealed: Phoenix Jones, aka Benjamin Fodor, says video proves he is innocent L.A. Times (10 Oct 2011): Seattle 'superhero' crime-fighter arrested on assault charges [Updated] Wall Street Journal (11 Oct 2011): Phoenix Jones, Seattle’s ‘Real-Life Superhero,’ in a Little Hot Water UK Daily Mail (11 Oct 2011): Seattle 'superhero' Phoenix Jones arrested over 'pepper-spray assault' on woman The Daily Mail article is a good wrapup of the Phoenix Jones story up to that point. UK Guardian (11 Oct 2011): Seattle 'superhero' Phoenix Jones arrested over pepper-spray allegations: Costumed vigilante crime-fighter held by police after allegedly trying to break up a fight with pepper spray NPR (11 Oct 2011): Seattle Superhero Phoenix Jones Arrested, Accused Of Assault Seattle Post Intelligencer (13 Oct 2011): Prosecutors decide not to charge Phoenix Jones NY Daily News (13 Oct 2011): Phoenix Jones, Seattle 'super hero,' reveals true identity, Ben Fodor, at court hearing after bust CBS News (14 Oct 2011): Seattle "superhero" Phoenix Jones unmasks himself in court as Ben Fodor Washington Post (14 Oct 2011): Phoenix Jones, real-life Seattle superhero, unmasked in court UK Daily Mail (14 Oct 2011): Unmasked: Seattle 'superhero' Phoenix Jones dramatically reveals his identity at court hearing over 'pepper-spray assault' UK Metro (14 Oct 2011): 'Superhero of Seattle' Phoenix Jones unmasked as Ben Fodor in court Sydney Morning Herald (14 Oct 2011): His name's Ben, but he calls himself Phoenix Jones: Seattle's self-proclaimed superhero has his day in court Seattle Post Intelligencer (16 Oct 2011): Phoenix Jones back on patrol The Examiner (16 Oct 2011): The unmasking of Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones USA Today (undated): Self-styled Seattle superhero back on patrol after arrest KING 5 (26 Oct 2011): Seattle band records 'Phoenix Jones' the song Washington Post (3 Nov 2011): Phoenix Jones, real-life Seattle superhero, loses state job CBS News (3 Nov 2011): Seattle "superhero" Phoenix Jones loses state job after arrest NY Daily News (4 Nov 2011): Phoenix Jones, costumed super hero arrested in Seattle last month, loses civilian job: Vigilante forced to unmask at court, says state has barred him from working with autistic kids CBS Local Seattle (4 Nov 2011): Seattle Superhero Phoenix Jones Fired From Day Job Seattle Post Intelligencer (5 Nov 2011): 'Superhero' Phoenix Jones wants his job back
Phoenix Jones Stops Assault: I believe this was the video released by his supporters after his arrest.
I think he's a neat guy. They should give him a break. Sorry those people got peppered sprayed, but they'll be okay. I don't know how I would feel if it was me, but I'd heal and be pretty amazed at the bizarre situation.
Thanks for interjecting this. I'd forgotten about this guy. Certainly not everybody covered in this site has to be naughty or "bad".
