Two people were arrested early Sunday morning in downtown Nashville after a man was attacked by someone in a gorilla suit.
The assault happened at 2nd Ave. North and Broadway on Sunday around 4:45 a.m.
The victim told officers he was attacked by a man in a gorilla suit and another man wearing a Hawaiian shirt. According to court documents, the victim was kicked, punched and put in a headlock before his shoes were stolen.
While officers were assisting the victim, other officers spotted someone in a gorilla suit and a man in a Hawaiian shirt crossing the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. Officers were able to apprehend them and take them into custody.
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The man in the gorilla suit has been identified as 18-year old Xavier Rhodes. He was charged with felony robbery and released on a $14,000 bond. The suspect in the Hawaiian shirt was identified as 22-year-old Sherrod Robinson, who remains jailed on a $15,000 bond for felony robbery.
TriStar Daily will update the story when mugshots become available.
