Driver crashes into Dallas mall, tries on clothes

DALLAS — Dallas police arrested a 35-year-old naked man after he crashed his pickup truck into a mall before it opened and tried on some clothes, according to news reports.

Police apprehended Arthur Walker inside the Southwest Center Mall about 7:30 AM. Officer said he drove is Dodge pickup through the mall’s double glass doors, demolished several kiosks and crashed through the roll-down gate of a Champs Sports store.

Officers found him putting on socks and a new pair of Nike Jordan sneakers, WFAA-TV says. Paramedics took him to the hospital for evaluation before he was transferred to the local lockup. He is being held on a burglary charge.

“My assessment is he wasn’t in his right mind,” said Sgt. Elliott Forge. It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the early-bird shopping spree, but police said that shortly before, Walker was involved in a domestic dispute about a mile away.

Crews cleaned up the damage in time for the mall’s normal opening. — Agencies