Ohio hanging-man Halloween display a bit too realistic

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio homeowner has moved a Halloween decoration of a hanging man because police said some found it too realistic and spooky.

Officers in this Columbus suburb said they received five complaints about the 6-foot figure, hanging in a tree close to a road. Police told WSYX-TV that people found the display disturbing and feared that it could cause a traffic accident.

The homeowner says Halloween should be creepy and that his decoration was “all in good fun.

But he moved it to a tree closer to his house and away from the street. Where it used to hang, he has placed a sign that says: “less realistic decoration.”