Crime | Seattle Seattle 'Superhero' Avoids Assault Charge But Phoenix Jones 'deeply misguided': official By Matt Cantor Posted Nov 24, 2011 9:49 AM CST Copied In this Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, Benjamin Fodor, a self-styled superhero who goes by the name "Phoenix Jones," talks to reporters. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) Seattle’s “superhero”—the masked Phoenix Jones—has managed to avoid a possible assault charge after a pepper-spray showdown; he says he was on a rescue mission. A city attorney says there wasn’t enough evidence for a jury to find him guilty, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. But make no mistake: Jones, whose real name is Benjamin Fodor, “is no hero”—he’s “just a deeply misguided individual.” the attorney says. “He has been warned that his actions put himself in danger, and this latest episode demonstrates that innocent bystanders can also be harmed.” Read These Next Trump reportedly wants a $230M payout from the DOJ. Trump nominee who said he has 'a Nazi streak' withdraws. White House called off Trump-Putin summit. A well-known nutrition influencer died after a home birth. Report an error