Jay Rogers Davis, 50, of Manatee County. [Courtesy of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office] ▲

Manatee County deputies responded to Winn-Dixie after a man entered the store wearing “Scream”-type mask.

[UPDATE: Details were added updating the reason for Jay Roger Davis's burglary arrest.]

MANATEE COUNTY — His first mask was bad, the second was worse.

Jay Roger Davis, 50, was arrested in Manatee County after allegedly using a "Scream"-type mask and a pair of dirty women's underwear to conceal his identity in public.

Deputies responded to the Winn-Dixie at 1010 53rd Ave. East on Feb. 3 for a report of a man wearing a mask similar to the one made popular in the 1996 movie "Scream," and approaching children, adults and vehicles, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office report.

Davis was found inside the men's bathroom on the west side of the store without a shirt and using the sink to wash himself. He was taken into custody.

According to a Sheriff's report, a store clerk saw a man fitting Davis description enter Winn-Dixie wearing a mask and was asked to leave. Davis left the store, where he ran into a man and his nieces and attempted to scare them.

The man told deputies he asked Davis not to speak to his nieces and walked away toward his house. But Davis pulled the mask and a dark hoodie over his head and walked backward toward the man's house.

The man told Davis to stay off his property, and when Davis stepped onto the man's yard, the man chased Davis back to Winn-Dixie "in order to protect his property."

Deputies spoke to Davis, who said he only did it as a prank. They told him it was illegal to wear a mask in public to conceal his identity while walking on the street, sidewalk or in public.

Davis was told he could be arrested if he repeated the act.

Davis asked to press charges on the homeowner that chased him but was told he should not have been on his property. Davis was released and walked south on 9th Street East.

But moments later, a deputy that was at the scene saw Davis walking with something over his face. The deputy confronted Davis, whose face was concealed by a pair of dirty women's thong underwear.

The deputy collected the item Davis was wearing, with the string on his forehead and the covering material around his nose and mouth, allegedly concealing his identity.

Davis told the deputy he found the underwear lying on the ground.

He was charged with two second-degree misdemeanors of theft of property and wearing a mask in public. His bond was set at $120.

Davis was arrested again Monday in connection with a burglary at 5303 11th Street Circle E.. He allegedly crawled through an attic that adjoined his apartment and the victim's unit to access a circuit breaker.

The victim, who had returned from a trip to Ohio, noticed his sliding glass door ajar Friday and an extension cord plugged into the victim's outlet providing electricity to Davis's unit. A report was filed with law enforcement and the power outlet was turned off.

The victim left to run errands and returned to find his personal extension cord across the walkway to his residence. There was a hole in the ceiling that appeared like someone fell through, and the circuit breaker was turned on again.

Deputies contacted Davis, who said he crawled through the attic to the victim's unit because the breaker was tripped. He did this twice, falling through the second time, a report said. He was placed under arrest.

Davis was charged with second-degree felony burglary and bond was set at $3,000. He remains at the Manatee County Jail.