When the child got onto a bicycle and began to pedal away, police say Petrillo, 48, got in his car and gave chase.
WEST BABYLON, Suffolk County -- What started off as a teenage prank ended with the arrest of the original prank victim on Long Island.The boy had been walking with five school friends from one of their houses on 14th Avenue toward the playground at Tooker Elementary School at 5:43 p.m. on March 2.When the child got onto a bicycle and began to pedal away, police say Petrillo got in his car and gave chase.Police say Petrillo then got out of his car and pulled the boy off the bicycle.
He allegedly pushed the 13-year-old against his car, hit the boy's head against the car window, and displayed pepper spray. Police say Petrillo threatened to use it on the boy, and threatened to let his dog attack him if he tried to run away. A passerby stopped and intervened, and Petrillo let the kid go. As the boy left with his friends, officers say Petrillo verbally threatened him.He's facing charges of second-degree menacing and endangering the welfare of a child.
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