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Five from Shirley charged in Disney brawl
BY JOSEPH MALLIA
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Five Shirley residents on a vacation to Disney World were arrested on felony charges of assaulting a sheriff's deputy and resisting arrest, authorities in Orange County, Fla., said.
The four teenagers, and a woman, all of whom appeared to be drunk, fought back against arresting officers Sunday until one of them was stunned with a Taser and they finally submitted to handcuffs, according to the arresting officer's report.
The five were first taken into custody by Magic Kingdom security guards for repeatedly cursing and spitting at other guests, the report said. When a county sheriff's deputy arrived, the five "ran towards me and started punching and pushing me. I was punched in the face with closed fists several times by all defendants," he said in his report.
The five all gave the same address in Shirley. Arrested were Rose Dipietro, 20; Brian Guilfoil, 19; and three younger teens -- 17, 16 and 14, all Longwood district students -- whose names Newsday is withholding because they are underage. There was no immediate response to a voice mail request for comment at the Shirley telephone number the five gave to police.
"I defended myself by throwing counterpunches in their faces and bodies in an attempt to break free," the deputy wrote. The five formed a circle around the officer and attacked him from all sides, the report said. "As I was defending myself against one defendant, the remaining four defendants were punching me from behind," the deputy wrote in the report. "When I turned to defend myself against the group, the person that I was initially fighting would attack me again."
When he saw the 17-year-old girl punch a guard in the face, the deputy took out his Taser and used it on her, and the situation was soon under control, according to the report. All five, arrested at 11:15 p.m. Sunday, were charged with resisting arrest and battery on a law enforcement officer. Guilfoil and DiPietro were each released Monday on $2,300 bond. Authorities would not say Tuesday if the youths were still in custody.
"I can tell you that behavior like this is not tolerated ... and that's why we rely on the Orange County sheriff's office for support," said Zoraya Suarez, a Disney spokeswoman.
BY JOSEPH MALLIA
[email protected]
Five Shirley residents on a vacation to Disney World were arrested on felony charges of assaulting a sheriff's deputy and resisting arrest, authorities in Orange County, Fla., said.
The four teenagers, and a woman, all of whom appeared to be drunk, fought back against arresting officers Sunday until one of them was stunned with a Taser and they finally submitted to handcuffs, according to the arresting officer's report.
The five were first taken into custody by Magic Kingdom security guards for repeatedly cursing and spitting at other guests, the report said. When a county sheriff's deputy arrived, the five "ran towards me and started punching and pushing me. I was punched in the face with closed fists several times by all defendants," he said in his report.
The five all gave the same address in Shirley. Arrested were Rose Dipietro, 20; Brian Guilfoil, 19; and three younger teens -- 17, 16 and 14, all Longwood district students -- whose names Newsday is withholding because they are underage. There was no immediate response to a voice mail request for comment at the Shirley telephone number the five gave to police.
"I defended myself by throwing counterpunches in their faces and bodies in an attempt to break free," the deputy wrote. The five formed a circle around the officer and attacked him from all sides, the report said. "As I was defending myself against one defendant, the remaining four defendants were punching me from behind," the deputy wrote in the report. "When I turned to defend myself against the group, the person that I was initially fighting would attack me again."
When he saw the 17-year-old girl punch a guard in the face, the deputy took out his Taser and used it on her, and the situation was soon under control, according to the report. All five, arrested at 11:15 p.m. Sunday, were charged with resisting arrest and battery on a law enforcement officer. Guilfoil and DiPietro were each released Monday on $2,300 bond. Authorities would not say Tuesday if the youths were still in custody.
"I can tell you that behavior like this is not tolerated ... and that's why we rely on the Orange County sheriff's office for support," said Zoraya Suarez, a Disney spokeswoman.