Magician Jeff Fredriksen boasts that he can make 150 different balloon animals. But, he admits, they all look like dogs. And in one of his signature tricks, he holds a Bic lighter in each hand and … ...

“The Magician’s Elephant” is certainly part of that conversation, though it feels more like a rabbit being pulled from a hat than an illusion you’ve never seen before.

The self-styled magician said that he would pull evidence out of his hat, like the bunny, Egan said. After a conversation, the man left the courthouse with the promise that he'd be back.