No Laughing Matter: Clown Suspected Of Assaulting Family In Stockton Behind Bars

STOCKTON (CBS13) — Police say 41-year-old Matthew Davies is the man behind the mask they've been looking for since Halloween.

Davies, who was dressed as a clown, was reportedly screaming at children trick-or-treating in the area of Chesapeake Circle when someone confronted him and told him to stop.

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That's when police say Halloween turned violent, with Davies hitting the victim in the side of the head with a bottle.

The victim was treated at a Stockton hospital.

Davies is facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon.

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