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| − | + | Police: Man charged after slapping state police horse during MusikfestAugust 04, 2014|By Pamela Lehman, Of The Morning CallBethlehem police said they are unsure if bravado or stupidity was the motive behind a man who allegedly twice slapped a state police horse Saturday at Musikfest.After one slap, the trooper warned the man not to do it again, said Bethlehem police Chief Mark DiLuzio. But police said Curtis Gibbs looked the trooper in the eye and slapped the horse a second time."You don't slap a defenseless animal for no reason," DiLuzio said. "Now he's under arrest. So, who has the long face now?"Gibbs, 22, of the 200 block of North <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Louis Vuitton Siracusa</a> Fulton Street in Allentown was charged Saturday with disorderly conduct.Police said the incident happened around 9:40 p.m. on Banana Island located near Main and West Lehigh streets, and Gibbs was only charged after he was "repeatedly told not to" touch Trooper Joe Bushta's mount named Jeffrey.DiLuzio said police are still unsure why Gibbs slapped the horse."We aren't sure if he was doing it to be funny, but he was definitely being ignorant," DiLuzio said.Gibbs could not be reached for comment. Police said after the slaps, Gibbs was handcuffed and given the citation.During the 10-day festival, the Musikfest grounds are patrolled by mounted units with Bethlehem, Lancaster and state police.In 2009, a Bethlehem Township man was charged after police said he shoved a state police horse during Musikfest. Andrew Mutchler had been charged with taunting a police animal for shoving Cpl. Michael Funk's horse Flash as it passed <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Louis Vuitton Sistina</a> in the 400 block of Main Street.Although prosecutors said the charge against Mutchler was appropriate to protect police animals patrolling during large crowds, a Northampton County judge dismissed the case.Mutchler's attorney argued his client shoved the horse after it had stepped on Mutchler's foot, causing him to react instinctively.DiLuzio said Monday that Gibbs' alleged actions did not rise to the level of taunting a police animal and said the open-handed slap would be classified <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Louis Vuitton Speedy</a> more as a harassment than a felony charge."For whatever reason, people always seem to go after the police horses every Musikfest," DiLuzio said. "Our advice is don't come to Musikfest and be an idiot, or expect to be arrested."Twitter @pamelalehman610-820-6790Featured ArticlesMore:Related LinksRelated Articles<br>April 13, 2010<br>April 14, 2010<br>August 4, 2009<br>October 27, 2009Find More Stories About|||Please note the green-lined linked article text has been applied commercially without any involvement from our newsroom editors, reporters or any other editorial staff. | |
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Police: Man charged after slapping state police horse during MusikfestAugust 04, 2014|By Pamela Lehman, Of The Morning CallBethlehem police said they are unsure if bravado or stupidity was the motive behind a man who allegedly twice slapped a state police horse Saturday at Musikfest.After one slap, the trooper warned the man not to do it again, said Bethlehem police Chief Mark DiLuzio. But police said Curtis Gibbs looked the trooper in the eye and slapped the horse a second time."You don't slap a defenseless animal for no reason," DiLuzio said. "Now he's under arrest. So, who has the long face now?"Gibbs, 22, of the 200 block of North <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Louis Vuitton Siracusa</a> Fulton Street in Allentown was charged Saturday with disorderly conduct.Police said the incident happened around 9:40 p.m. on Banana Island located near Main and West Lehigh streets, and Gibbs was only charged after he was "repeatedly told not to" touch Trooper Joe Bushta's mount named Jeffrey.DiLuzio said police are still unsure why Gibbs slapped the horse."We aren't sure if he was doing it to be funny, but he was definitely being ignorant," DiLuzio said.Gibbs could not be reached for comment. Police said after the slaps, Gibbs was handcuffed and given the citation.During the 10-day festival, the Musikfest grounds are patrolled by mounted units with Bethlehem, Lancaster and state police.In 2009, a Bethlehem Township man was charged after police said he shoved a state police horse during Musikfest. Andrew Mutchler had been charged with taunting a police animal for shoving Cpl. Michael Funk's horse Flash as it passed <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Louis Vuitton Sistina</a> in the 400 block of Main Street.Although prosecutors said the charge against Mutchler was appropriate to protect police animals patrolling during large crowds, a Northampton County judge dismissed the case.Mutchler's attorney argued his client shoved the horse after it had stepped on Mutchler's foot, causing him to react instinctively.DiLuzio said Monday that Gibbs' alleged actions did not rise to the level of taunting a police animal and said the open-handed slap would be classified <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Louis Vuitton Speedy</a> more as a harassment than a felony charge."For whatever reason, people always seem to go after the police horses every Musikfest," DiLuzio said. "Our advice is don't come to Musikfest and be an idiot, or expect to be arrested."Twitter @pamelalehman610-820-6790Featured ArticlesMore:Related LinksRelated Articles
April 13, 2010
April 14, 2010
August 4, 2009
October 27, 2009Find More Stories About|||Please note the green-lined linked article text has been applied commercially without any involvement from our newsroom editors, reporters or any other editorial staff.
