Drunken Middle-Aged Men Terrorize Midnight Terror Haunted House: Cops

OAK LAWN, IL -- Two “highly intoxicated” middle-aged men were cited for disorderly conduct after they disrupted a paid haunted house and acted belligerently to an off-duty police officer working security, police reports said.

Oak Lawn police responded to a disturbance call around 9:58 p.m. Oct. 22 at Midnight Terror Haunted House, 5520 W. 111th St.. When officers arrived, an off-duty police officer providing security for the venue was trying to escort two men, later identified off Thomas Hession, 47, of Hometown, and Julian Granados, 46, of Evergreen Park, off the premises. Both men were placed in handcuffs.

Police said both men were being belligerent toward the off-duty cop, using profane and loud, obnoxious language while “waving their hands in a disturbing motion and refusing to walk away.” Both men were said to have strong odor of alcohol on their breath.

Employees told police that while standing in line waiting to enter the haunted house, Hession and Granados were trying to intimidate other patrons and harassing other employees and by taunting them, reports said.

Once inside the haunted house, police said that Hession and Granados repeatedly strayed away from the tour and went off the path. Both men allegedly caused safety issues and disrupting the venue by straying into a space because of multiple props.

Both men “passively resisted” the off-duty cop’s attempts to lead them out of the haunted house, reports said. After their handcuffs were removed, police said their attitudes changed.