Man Arrested with Loaded Guns at Wilton Manors Pride Parade

Arrest at Wilton Manors Pride Festival

• 👮 Police arrested a 31-year-old man, Michael Mhe of Palm Beach County, for attempting to enter the Wilton Manors Pride Parade armed with a loaded firearm and two additional loaded magazines.
• 🚨 A metal detector alerted officers to the man, who refused to comply with their orders.
• ⚠️ This was the first year festival organizers implemented metal detectors as part of enhanced security measures.
• ⚖️ Mhe faces charges of armed trespassing and did not possess a valid concealed weapons license, as it had been previously revoked after a Baker Act.

Recovery of Stolen Statue

• 🌈 The beloved "Rainbow Manity" statue, stolen from Justin Flippin Park earlier in the month, was returned.
• 🤝 Detectives stated the individual who returned the statue is not the same person seen on surveillance video stealing it, but implied knowledge of its whereabouts.
• ❤️ Claudia Castillo, the statue's creator, expressed that its return, along with the implied care from the community, restored her faith in humanity.