A gem in the Standard Times....
"NEW BEDFORD — A Fairhaven man will pay a $500 fine after pleading guilty Monday to assaulting a Chuck E. Cheese mascot last year in Dartmouth.
Trahan Pires, 34, ripped the mascot's headwear off, pointed a finger at the man underneath the mouse costume and yelled at him because he thought the mascot had picked up his son and pinned him against a video game, court records said.
The incident occurred in May 2008, during a birthday party for Pires' 11-year-old son at the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in the Dartmouth Towne Center.
During the party, the boy ran to his relatives crying, saying that "Chuck" the mascot had picked him up by the arms, pinned him against a game and ordered the boy to leave him alone, court records said.
Jessie Carvalho, 19, who was dressed as the mascot, told police that while he was walking through the gaming area, a group of youths jumped on him, tried to knock him over and remove his costume.
Carvalho said he put his arms forward to move the youths away from him but never grabbed any of them, court records said.
Carvalho was charged with assault and battery but was acquitted Jan. 12 after a jury trial in New Bedford District Court.
A woman who was present in the restaurant said she saw Carvalho telling the youths to stop but said he never grabbed any of them. She added that Carvalho accidentally bumped Pires' son while turning around, court records aid.
The boy did not have any visible injuries and resumed playing with his friends after police interviewed him at the restaurant, court records said.
Meanwhile, prosecutors had requested that Pires — who was charged with assault and battery — serve six months in jail and attend anger management classes.
Judge John M. Julian ordered Pires to pay a fine instead."
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