A man arrested after he allegedly pepper-sprayed a cellphone user at a movie theater has emerged as a controversial figure among moviegoers, with some branding him a “hero” and others condemning the act.

A man arrested after he allegedly pepper-sprayed a cellphone user at a movie theater has emerged as a controversial figure among moviegoers, with some branding him a “hero” and others condemning the act. ↧ Pepper spray confrontation at AMC reignites frustration over phone ... A moviegoer in Burbank, California, was arrested after he allegedly pepper-sprayed another patron who was using his phone in the theater, police said.