A 55-year-old San Luis Obispo man was arrested for public intoxication Sunday night after police received several reports that he was wearing what witnesses described as a “Ku Klux Klan style uniform,” authorities said.

San Luis Obispo police identified the man as Kristoffer Hans Pfister.

Police said officers were initially called about 10 p.m. to the Creekside Mobile Home Park in the 3900 block of South Higuera Street after a report of a man involved in a verbal confrontation with people at the community pool.

The man left before officers arrived but was identified as Pfister, police said.

Shortly afterward, Pfister was reported walking through the mobile home park, in the Trader Joe’s parking lot, and near the intersection of Tank Farm Road and Higuera Street, according to police.

Several community members told police they were alarmed by Pfister’s clothing, which they described as a “Ku Klux Klan style uniform.” Witnesses also reported seeing him drinking from a bottle of alcohol, and another report said he was throwing traffic cones into the roadway.

Officers found Pfister in the 3900 block of South Higuera Street as he was removing the clothing, police said.

Officers determined Pfister was unable to care for his own safety because of his level of intoxication and arrested him on suspicion of public intoxication. He was booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail.

Police also investigated whether a hate crime occurred because of what they described as the highly offensive and inflammatory nature of the clothing and the circumstances surrounding the calls.

Investigators determined there was insufficient evidence at the time to substantiate a hate crime, police said. The incident was instead documented as a noncriminal hate expression.

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