ROTTERDAM, N.Y. -- A teenager was arrested on charges of attacking a mall Easter Bunny.
David C. Velasquez, 16, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a felony, and second-degree harassment, a violation, for a March 17 attack on the Rotterdam Square Mall Easter Bunny, police in Rotterdam announced Friday.
Police said Velasquez jumped the bunny, causing $600 in damage to the bunny's suit. The man inside the suit, who has not been identified, was uninjured. Police did not give a motive for the attack.
Officials with the Schenectady-area mall said the bunny is taking the incident in stride.
"I'm sure a lot of people will come in and give him hugs," mall marketing director Jennifer Austin said, "because of everything he's been through."
David C. Velasquez, 16, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a felony, and second-degree harassment, a violation, for a March 17 attack on the Rotterdam Square Mall Easter Bunny, police in Rotterdam announced Friday.
Police said Velasquez jumped the bunny, causing $600 in damage to the bunny's suit. The man inside the suit, who has not been identified, was uninjured. Police did not give a motive for the attack.
Officials with the Schenectady-area mall said the bunny is taking the incident in stride.
"I'm sure a lot of people will come in and give him hugs," mall marketing director Jennifer Austin said, "because of everything he's been through."