http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/07...g-after-spider-man-charged-with-punching-cop/
Police said five Times Square performers were taken into custody over the weekend, including a man dressed as Spider-Man on charges he allegedly punched a police officer after a dispute with a woman over a tip.
The Times Square Alliance president called for “rigorous licensing” after Junior Bishop, one of the five arrested Saturday, was charged with assault, criminal mischief, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Four other characters were also arrested Saturday for disorderly conduct and aggressive panhandling, police said.
A 20-year-old woman dressed as Mickey Mouse said she was working with Bishop at the time of the incident.
“He was trying to defend himself. We can’t defend ourselves out here against the cops,” she said.
Bishop is the fourth Spider-Man arrested in Times Square in last two years.
In late June, a different Spider-Man was arrested for allegedly groping a New Yorker. In that same week, a completely different Spider-Man was convicted of harassing a woman in a Times Square spat.
There also have been recent reports of a brawl between two Statues of Liberty and a man dressed as Woody from “Toy Story” allegedly groping women.
Police said five Times Square performers were taken into custody over the weekend, including a man dressed as Spider-Man on charges he allegedly punched a police officer after a dispute with a woman over a tip.
The Times Square Alliance president called for “rigorous licensing” after Junior Bishop, one of the five arrested Saturday, was charged with assault, criminal mischief, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Four other characters were also arrested Saturday for disorderly conduct and aggressive panhandling, police said.
A 20-year-old woman dressed as Mickey Mouse said she was working with Bishop at the time of the incident.
“He was trying to defend himself. We can’t defend ourselves out here against the cops,” she said.
Bishop is the fourth Spider-Man arrested in Times Square in last two years.
In late June, a different Spider-Man was arrested for allegedly groping a New Yorker. In that same week, a completely different Spider-Man was convicted of harassing a woman in a Times Square spat.
There also have been recent reports of a brawl between two Statues of Liberty and a man dressed as Woody from “Toy Story” allegedly groping women.
