Police: Man dressed as tree arrested for blocking traffic in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a man dressed as a tree for blocking traffic in Maine.

They say the man didn’t respond to officers when they warned him against obstructing traffic in a busy intersection in downtown Portland.

WCSH-TV posted video of the man being arrested after he blocked traffic again.

Police have arrested a man dressed as tree for blocking traffic on Congress Street…as God is my witness. pic.twitter.com/VUFQY6Vyv0

— TVTEDDY (@TVTEDDY) October 24, 2016

He did not respond to any questions. A friend tells us he was studying the city’s traffic patterns. pic.twitter.com/imJA5ygWky

— TVTEDDY (@TVTEDDY) October 24, 2016

Here is some more pre-arrest video of tree guy blocking traffic. pic.twitter.com/lCP7IngYB3

— TVTEDDY (@TVTEDDY) October 25, 2016

A friend of the man says he was trying to study the city’s traffic patterns.

The man appeared to be dressed as a pine tree or other type of evergreen.

Portland police hasn’t provided additional details.