PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Apparently nobody is safe.
Presque Isle police are studying security tapes in an effort to identify two teenagers involved in an alleged assault on the Easter Bunny at the Presque Isle Walmart Supercenter on Saturday afternoon.
According to Sgt. Mark Barnes of the Presque Isle Police Department, a teenager reportedly wassitting on the lap of a store associate playing the Easter Bunny when a second teenager allegedly tried to “take out” the first teen but came into direct contact with the store employee instead.
The incident occurred around 3 p.m. Saturday.
Authorities are not sure if the Easter Bunny was the intended target of a prank or collateral damage.
Barnes said the employee was not injured in the incident.
Alton Bragg, assistant manager at the Presque Isle store, was unable to comment on the incident and referred all questions to Wal-Mart’s corporate headquarters.
“We are very glad our associate was not injured and is doing well,” Wal-Mart spokesperson Dianna Gee said Saturday evening. “We really appreciate his upbeat attitude and his decision to keep greeting the kids after it happened.”
Officer Peter Johnson of the Presque Isle Police Department is investigating the incident.
No link to the YouTube video?
Man, that would be so worth it.
I can see the workers comp report now ” While holding a teen on my lap in my bunny suit I was decked “.
Very reminiscent of the time when Santa Claus was heavily pelted with snowballs at a Philadelphia Eagles game.
Busy Busy weekend, bunny or Gov., What’s a thug to do?
Hard decision. They’re both imaginary figures out to help people.
Here comes Peter Cottontail,
Black and Blue from getting nailed,
Stipidity, Stupidity Teenagers to blame!
Just trying to do his work,
Assaulted by a big jerk
Hippity-Hoppity make the parents pay!
Love your rhyming skills.
Here comes Peter Cottontail
greeting children without fail.
Easter’s coming, laughing all the way.
Pretty little girl sits on my lap
Next thing you know I get a slap.
Ain’t no basket by his bed on Easter day.
PIPD will get the cad
Messin’ with the bunny just makes you bad.
Can’t wait to see the video on the way.
Bravo! A kindred spirit!
Why does the Easter bunny hide his eggs? So he doesn’t have to pay the chicken child support.
Your welcome.
As Mohammed Ali would say” float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
Mr. Easter Bunny is that a carrot in your pocket?
No, he’s just happy to see you.
They must have been arguing about whether or not the Easter Bunny is real. One of them is getting no upcomming basket. The Tooth Fairy may be next…..
Forgot The Tooth Fairy? (OMG)
THAT’S why I need dentures!
It has gone from .05c to $5.00 in 33 years. She must be funded by the Federal Reserve.
Assault on a rabbit is a horrendous crime….and a growing trend it seems. Why were the game wardens not involved? ;-)
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/31/10956587-florida-man-faces-two-years-in-prison-for-killing-bunnies
They should’ve been. Would have made an excellent episode of North Woods Law!
There is no way that bunny was being paid enough for that degrading day on the job.
My son used to have the job. Beats telemarketing.
Favorite Maine past times. Eating Lobster, eating baked beans at Saturday night suppas, snowmobiling, stealing from the banga Walmart. Oh leased I forget going up to Presque Isle in the family Mimi Van and beating up the Easter Bunny.
Can I come next time you go out for fun?
No one is safe.
bunny gone wild
Maines endangered species list.
Bald eagle, wolf, caribou, lynx,
people with good viable jobs,
and the walmart easter wabbit.
And here I was thinking Philadelphia Eagles fans were terrible for booing Santa years ago! At least he made it out in one piece! LOL Ohh Wal-Mart, you never cease to keep us entertained.
Assault the Easter Bunny, egad, who’s next.
I’d like to get my hands on that God Damn #@%&! Cupid
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not a bad article but one must take note that the information referenced for the article is 10-30 years old and alot of things have been changed due to the efforts of the reports used to support it since then. also, Maine holds no claim to walmart as her own, and the article lists Nike first in line of violators.
bath salts! bath salts!
So many people posting here are making fun. Guess what? IT IS NOT FUNNY. Such attitudes are why violence continues within our society, people don’t take it seriously enough. The “boys will be boys” acceptance of assault has to change. Whoever assaulted this person ought to be put in jail for a couple of years. That would impress upon them that violence will not be tolerated in our society.
BAAAAh HaHa Ha Ha!!!
Teenage pranks… Did you miss the No one injured part?
Your response doesn’t surprise me Harry. People like you are part of the problem.
Picklewalker—-people like you are the reason people like us write these comments.
Maine meeting has begun no more laughing no more fun if you move to Maine you must pay a heavy forfeit a heavy tax burden and energy costs.
I’m betting its teenage girls.
To get a couple years in jail it would have to be attempted murder…..Even then 23 months would be suspended.
he’s fortunate they didn’t cut off his foot for good luck.
Put in jail for a couple years? Really???? Maybe you should listen to the whole story before you make such simple minded comments. Oh by the way…………….why don’t you go walk your pickle George and get the facts straight while you’re out there.
With hope the local police will find these punks…and then let “Mr. Easter Bunny” have at em…..that would be a you tube moment for sure…….loser punks…..
They should ‘egg’ him.
One associate gets assaulted and stays on the job. One associate tells everyone to refer all questions to the corporate head quarters. One associate in Arkansas refers all questions back to the PIPD. Good work associates. The association remains strong. Just don’t associate with any other associations, like unions, or we will no longer associate with you.
There’s a WalMart in Presque Isle?
It’s actually one of the biggest and most profitable Wal Marts in Maine
None of the walmarts are profitable, they all rip you off cheap crap from china
Don’t shop there, hate it. Shopping online is so much easier which is why the state has to get on it and update their computer systems. They are loosing a lot of revenue. Plus, NO ONE touches the Easter Bunny online.
Hmm.. I find it really funny that the police and walmart are making it such a big deal when all of the boys were close friends and it was intended to be a joke. The guy in the Easter bunny costume was also a friend, which is why it happened in the first place. And how do I know this? Because I’m friends with all of them, and know exactly what happened…
Did they you tube it?
Understand it was a prank. However, suppose the young man in the bunny suit would’ve been seriously injured like a broken arm maybe. There would’ve been a compensable workers’ comp. claim against the employer. Many employers pay alot of money each year in workers’ comp premuims. Every employer in Maine knows how expensive workers’ comp. insurance is in Maine. Many employers work very hard in controlling their workers’ comp costs through excellent Safety Programs. An incident like this at Walmart should not be taken lightly as there was potential for serious injury one of Walmart’s employees. I can see why Walmart did not take this lightly. As a manager who works for a company handling workers comp. claims I would not have taken this lightly either.
I understand that it was a prank however, if the bunny, who is an employee of Walmart would’ve sustained a serious injury, say a broken arm, then the employer would’ve had a compensable workers’ comp. claim to deal with. Every employer in Maine knows how expensive workers’ comp. insurance is in Maine. Many Maine employers work very hard to control their workers’ comp. cost through proactive Safety Programs. As a manager who handles workers’ comp claims daily and sees the cost of these claims I don’t blame Walmart for taking this incident seriously. Our company surely would’ve taken it just as seriously.
Yes it was probably a prank. However, suppose the bunny, who is an employee of Walmart’s, sustained a serious injury like a broken arm. Now the prank becomes a compensable workers’ comp. claim that the employer has to deal with and there is significant costs associated with work related injuries. The high cost of workers’ comp. premiums in Maine is no laughing matter. This incident had the potential for serious injury. I do not blame Walmart for taking this incident seriously. Many employers in Maine pride them selves in having very good proactive safety programs to help control workers’ comp. claims. Incidents like this which is due to horseplay which can lead to serious injury are costly and have an adverse impact on am employer’s workers’ comp premiums. As a manger who administers workers’ comp. claims for his company I wouldn’t have taken this kind of incident lightly either.
All 4 guys involved ARE close friends. I heard it directly from the guy who was the Easter Bunny that he thought it was funny and does not want charges pressed against the guy who pulled the prank. Both the PIPD and Wal Mart are wasting their time. No one was hurt and no one else was endangered in the process. BTW the video was hilarious. It was online for a short time before it was taken down. Not sure where it went after that.
You know, I wondered if this was the case.
I really don’t think someone in an Easter Bunny suit would let a random teenager sit on his lap. They would tell him to get lost and that the lap thing is for little kids only.
Assuming this is an April Fools article.
saw the exact same thing on Tru Tv’s-most shocking videos earlier this week! bet you they say the same episode. no originality……….
What would Jay and Silent Bob do?
He should have taken that left turn at Alberqerque…
Thanks for the smile…good bugs reference…..bunny should have tucked his head and lifted his tail.
The Easter Bunny will probably hire the Tooth Fairy to kick the crap out of those two punks !
I sure hope Rick Santorum doesn’t find out about this senseless act of religous prosecution…… of which I’m sure he will believe was commited by a group of anti-religion government thugs.
Oh noooos! Not the baby bunnies! Good thing Nathan wasn’t bunny-hopping this year!
Wow! Is nothing sacred?
Best lede to appear in the BDN for ages. Kudos, Ms. Bayly.
I agree…congrats, Ms. Bayly. You not only managed to get the most hits on your article for the BDN, you actually managed to do it without telling the true story, this takes alot of imagination and talent. Did you bother to actually talk to anyone that was involved? Did you actually interview those horrible criminals? No?…Way to go! While you are eagerly impressing your supervisors, the young men you wrote about are actually meeting with theirs’ as I write this to try not to loose their jobs because of the articles you wrote. They are 5 friends. The Easter Bunny, the lap sitter, the tackler and the 2 by-standers. 4 of them went to see a friend dressed up like the Easter Bunny and tease him. There were never any intentions on hurting anyone and no-one was hurt. It was 4 friends teasing 1 friend. If you had bothered to find out the facts, then you could have also printed that the Easter Bunny and the ‘attacker’ are best friends. But, as long as it gets attention, why bother, right?