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Man Attacks Elmo In Winter Park Guitar Center
Costumed Character Not Injured In Struggle
WINTER PARK, Fla. -- Winter Park police said a man suffered several broken fingers after attacking a man dressed as Elmo in a local music store Saturday afternoon.
The incident happened at the Guitar Center on Orlando Avenue at about 3 p.m.
Lt. Wayne Farrell, of the Winter Park Police Department, said a man who was hired to wear the Sesame Street character costume was in the store when the assailant entered.
Farrell said the man thought Elmo was a threat to him, attacked and a struggle ensued.
Police said the man who caused the trouble suffered broken fingers and was taken to Florida Hospital Orlando, where he will be Baker Acted and temporarily detained for mental health evaluation.
The attacker suffered from some kind of emotional distress, Farrell said. He said the man dressed as Elmo was the victim and was not injured.
Police said a display in the store was damaged during the altercation, but it was not immediately known how much damage had been caused.
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Man Attacks Elmo In Winter Park Guitar Center
Costumed Character Not Injured In Struggle
WINTER PARK, Fla. -- Winter Park police said a man suffered several broken fingers after attacking a man dressed as Elmo in a local music store Saturday afternoon.
The incident happened at the Guitar Center on Orlando Avenue at about 3 p.m.
Lt. Wayne Farrell, of the Winter Park Police Department, said a man who was hired to wear the Sesame Street character costume was in the store when the assailant entered.
Farrell said the man thought Elmo was a threat to him, attacked and a struggle ensued.
Police said the man who caused the trouble suffered broken fingers and was taken to Florida Hospital Orlando, where he will be Baker Acted and temporarily detained for mental health evaluation.
The attacker suffered from some kind of emotional distress, Farrell said. He said the man dressed as Elmo was the victim and was not injured.
Police said a display in the store was damaged during the altercation, but it was not immediately known how much damage had been caused.
