It looks like anti-Semitic Elmo—last seen getting arrested in Times Square last month—has headed out West, seeking greener pastures and fatter wallets. According to Michael Wilson, a writer for the New York Times’ City Room blog, the 48-year-old former pornographer was spotted at a San Francisco playground, then sent Wilson a bizarre email saying he was posted up at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, making bank:

“Why?” he wrote. “I am the only cartoon character.”

As if to drive the point home, he attached a picture of a pile of cash beside plates of sushi. “Feasting on sashimi,” he wrote.

Watch out, Los Angeles—he’s headed to you next.

Ranting Elmo Finds Prosperity Out West [New York Times] Previously: Anti-Semitic Elmo is Back—He Got Arrested in Times Square Today
Why Anti-Semitic Elmo is Creepier—and Less Funny—Than We Had Thought
The Growing Anti-Semitic Elmo Crisis

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After several troubling incidents this summer, it looks like anti-Semitic Elmo is back. The New York Times City Room blog reports:

The man, Adam Sandler, 48, who in June was removed from Central Park in an ambulance after going on a rant, was arrested in front of the Toys “R” Us store in Times Square shortly after 3 p.m., the police said. He was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Mr. Sandler was shouting and drawing a crowd that was blocking traffic, and he refused to leave, the police said.

A sad continuation of a creepy story.

Previously: Why Anti-Semitic Elmo is Creepier—and Less Funny—Than We Had Thought
The Growing Anti-Semitic Elmo Crisis

(image via Reuters)

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Sandler, who is 48, was eventually thrown out of Cambodia (for reasons unclear, though apparently in connection with the site), and later ended up temping for Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. He started the Elmo act—and bought his costume online for $300—after noticing how well some Elmo impersonators were doing in Times Square.

You really should read the whole profile. While we had some fun with the story the first time around, this closer look casts into relief the initial episode, which seems to be but the latest incident of trouble for a man who has demons, mental and otherwise, that he seems unlikely to escape.

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