Man in banana costume arrested for exposing himself and wielding a shotgun

A man in a child's banana costume and a friend were arrested after a string of events led Clallam County Sheriff's deputies to corner their car on Old Olympic Highway on Tuesday evening.

Carlton Jeffery Kohnert, 21, who is apparently in the Marine Reserve, was arrested for investigation of reckless endangerment, aiming or discharging a weapon and indecent exposure, said Clallam County Sheriff's Sgt. Randy Pieper.



Police believe Kohnert - fully costumed in the yellow banana costume - exposed himself to a woman at the Port Angeles Wendy's restaurant and drove through Four Seasons Ranch brandishing a shotgun. Anthony Marks Maybury, 21, was arrested for investigation of reckless endangerment.

An 18-year-old woman was in the car with them, but Pieper did not name her because she was not arrested nor is she thought to be involved in any crimes. "The banana costume has been seized and put into evidence," Pieper said. "[Kohnert] couldn't really tell us why he was in the costume. All we know is he was drinking earlier in the day, but he didn't really have a reason for the costume."