• A Chuck E. Cheese mascot in Tallahassee was arrested for allegedly using a customer's stolen debit card.
• Employee Jermel Jones was taken into custody in front of children, causing a viral social media reaction.
• Police stated the suspect resisted arrest briefly before being handcuffed and found with the stolen card.
• The victim tracked down the suspect through store surveillance footage after noticing suspicious charges.
• Jones faces multiple felony charges and was released on bail after posting $6,500 bond.

In Tallahassee, Florida, a Chuck E. Cheese mascot named Jermel Jones, 41, was arrested during his shift for allegedly using a customer's stolen debit card. The arrest occurred in front of children who were at the restaurant for a birthday party, which has since gone viral on social media due to the unusual nature of the incident, according to ABC News, HuffPost, and India Times.

Jones was apprehended by Tallahassee police after a victim reported suspicious transactions on her debit card, which were made after she attended her child's birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. A review of surveillance footage helped the victim identify Jones directly using her card, prompting police to respond to the restaurant and verify the suspect's identity, as stated by ABC News and HuffPost.

Upon entering, police officers noted that Jones appeared "nervous," and when they addressed him, he initially resisted arrest. The officers instructed him to "come with me, Chuck E." as they attempted to detain him. Despite the resistance, he was handcuffed with minor physical effort and found to have the stolen debit card in his pocket along with receipts from unauthorized transactions, as reported by ABC News and India Times.

Jones faces felony charges including credit card fraud and identity theft. After being processed, he was released from custody on a $6,500 bond. The management of Chuck E. Cheese has commented that they have taken appropriate action regarding Jones' employment following the incident, according to HuffPost and India Times.