RALEIGH, NC — In a shocking turn that critics are already calling “the boldest PR stunt since Jared Leto mailed dead rats to his Suicide Squad castmates,” Ethan Jamieson—best known for his courageous portrayal of ‘Tribute Boy District 4’ in 2012’s The Hunger Games—was apprehended Thursday evening after allegedly assaulting three men with a deadly weapon, authorities confirm.

Eyewitnesses say Jamieson, 28, was seen in a downtown Raleigh park crouched behind a bush with what appeared to be a handcrafted spear and muttering, “The Capitol will fall tonight.” Police say his targets were three local disc golf enthusiasts, whom Jamieson reportedly referred to as “District 7 career tributes.”

“He kept shouting, ‘May the odds be ever in your favor,’ and threw a sharpened stick at my leg,” recalled victim Greg Hoolihan. “At first, I thought he was doing a TikTok challenge, but then he tried to build a snare trap with my shoelaces.”

Friends of Jamieson insist this is all a misunderstanding. “Ethan’s just really committed to his craft, even twelve years later,” said longtime roommate Kevin Plank. “Most people don’t realize he’s been eating squirrel meat and sleeping in trees since auditioning for Steven Soderbergh’s Civil War musical. He just gets a little excited around open spaces.”

Raleigh police detective Amanda Jespers described the scene: “We confiscated a bow made out of a pool noodle, fifteen pinecones, and what can only be described as a ‘tribute tracking spreadsheet.’ Frankly, it’s the most preparation I’ve ever seen from a minor supporting actor.”

When reached for comment, Hunger Games director Gary Ross remarked, “If only the commitment had shown up at the table read.”