NY Couple Convicted In Sesame Place Mask Attack

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Kate Fishman, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge Posted Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 11:30 am ET|Updated Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 11:41 am ET

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A Bucks County jury found a New York couple guilty in the assault of a Sesame Place employee last summer after he asked them to wear a mask at the Middletown Township theme park.

The District Attorney's Office said the 17-year-old worker sustained injuries that landed him in the hospital for a week after an altercation with the Bronx couple on Aug. 9, 2020. On Friday, Troy McCoy, 40, was found guilty of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, simple assault, harassment, and disorderly conduct. Shakerra Bonds, 32, was found guilty of simple assault and disorderly conduct.

The DA's Office said the employee had first seen McCoy waiting in line for a ride at the park, and asked him to wear a mask in accordance with their health and safety policy at the time. Middletown Township Police say that, when McCoy yelled at the worker in response to his request, the teenager walked away to avoid a confrontation.

However, the two would encounter each other again around 5 p.m. at the Captain Cookie's High C Adventure ride. The DA's office said that this time, McCoy and Bonds got off the ride and told the employee they were going to "teach [him] a lesson." The pair struck the teen on the face and knocked him to the ground until he lost consciousness, according to the DA's office.

[onethatcares]

1. make them pay

the hospital bills and for ongoing treatment for the person they injured.

Shouldn't take all that long for them to pay off a weeks stay in the hospital..