May 22, 2007 2:25 pm US/Eastern
5 Long Islanders Arrested In Disney World
Group Apparently Spat, Swore At Patrons
ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS/AP) ―
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The "Happiest Place On Earth" wasn't so happy, apparently due to a group of rowdy patrons from Long Island.
AP
Five New Yorkers who reportedly spat on and swore at Walt Disney World patrons were arrested after they allegedly punched a sheriff's deputy in the face, officials said.
The suspects, all from Shirley, N.Y., ranged in age from 20 to 14 years old. Disney security told authorities they may have been intoxicated.
Security detained the five Sunday after complaints in the Space Mountain area, according to police documents. An all-out brawl erupted when the Orange County sheriff's deputy arrived to help, the incident report said.
The five were in a Disney security office when the deputy arrived, and Brian Guilfoil, 19, was threatening security, according to the report. The officer intervened, and the rest of the suspects allegedly rushed over.
"I was punched in the face with closed fists several times by all the defendants," the deputy wrote. "I defended myself by throwing counter punches in their faces and bodies in an attempt to break free."
The suspects surrounded the deputy and intermittently attacked as he turned, the report said.
The deputy used a stun gun on a 17-year-old girl after she allegedly punched a security officer, and then everyone came under control, according to the report.
All five were arrested on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence. The 17-year-old also faced charges of battery on a uniformed officer.
Guilfoil and Rose DiPietro, 20, were each released Monday on $2,300 bond. The Associated Press is withholding the names of the other three suspects, who are underage. Authorities would not say Tuesday if the youths were still in custody.
A telephone message left at DiPietro and Guilfoil's telephone number was not immediately returned Tuesday.
A Walt Disney World spokeswoman also did not immediately return a phone message.
(© 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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