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Ohmigosh! Somebody assaulted the Cookie Monster
Saturday, June 23, 2001
A Maryland man punched and kicked Cookie Monster at a crowded
Sesame Street theme park outside Philadelphia, after the character
declined to pose for a photo with his 3-year-old daughter, police say.
Lee McPhatter allegedly became irate when his daughter, Mina,
approached Cookie Monster at Sesame Place to have a photo taken only
to be moved aside by Jennie McNelis, 21, who was inside the Cookie
Monster suit.
Police said McPhatter began shouting at the blue, furry Cookie Monster,
then thrust his head into the character's mouth. When the cookie-loving
monster pushed back, McPhatter allegedly pushed the character to the
ground, and began punching and kicking.
McNelis was treated at a local hospital for injuries including bruised ribs.
"This is a first. We've had character costumes stolen and numerous
shopliftings, but never anything like this," said Middletown Police Officer
Dan Buckley.
McPhatter, 22, of Waldorf, Maryland, was arrested for the June 9
incident, arraigned before a district magistrate and released on $20,000
bail.
Located 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia, Sesame Place bills itself as
the only U.S. theme park based on the popular children's television
program. Officials at the park, which is operated by Anheuser-Busch
Adventure Parks, were not immediately available to comment on the
attack.
� 2001 Reuters Ltd.
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