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New York Couple Charged In Violent Attack Of 17-Year-Old Sesame Place Employee Who Reminded Them To Wear Masks
By CBS3 Staff
August 19, 2020 at 9:08 am
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LANGHORNE, Pa. (CBS) — A New York couple has been charged in the violent attack of a 17-year-old employee at the Sesame Place amusement park in Langhorne earlier this month. Investigators say 39-year-old Troy McCoy and 31-year-old Shakerra Bonds attacked the teen after he reminded them to wear a mask.

McCoy was arrested Wednesday morning at his home on the 2700 block of Sampson Avenue in the Bronx. Authorities say he attempted to barricade himself in the home but was eventually taken into custody. He will be brought back to Middletown to face multiple charges.

Bonds is expected to surrender to Middletown Township Police.

Police say the teen was working at Captain Cookie’s High C’s Adventure ride when the couple struck him in the face and knocked to the ground on Aug. 9.

According to investigators, earlier in the day, the employee reminded McCoy and Bonds that they needed to wear masks inside the park. When the couple saw the employee again, they attacked him.

The teen was rushed to St. Mary’s Medical Center to treat injuries to his jaw and a damaged tooth. His injuries were so serious that he required surgery.

McCoy and Bonds are facing multiple charges, including aggravated assault and disorderly conduct.
 
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New York Couple Charged In Violent Attack Of 17-Year-Old Sesame Place Employee Who Reminded Them To Wear Masks
By Trang Do
August 19, 2020 at 4:30 pm

LANGHORNE, Pa. (CBS) — A New York couple has been charged in the violent attack of a 17-year-old employee at the Sesame Place amusement park in Langhorne earlier this month. Investigators say 39-year-old Troy McCoy and 31-year-old Shakerra Bonds attacked the teen after he reminded them to wear a mask.

Ten days after the couple assaulted the employee, federal authorities took a New York man into custody. Around 6 a.m. Wednesday, U.S. Marshals served an arrest warrant on the 2700 block of Sampson Avenue in the Bronx.

But McCoy didn’t make it easy.

“He attempted to barricade himself in the residence. That proved to be futile. U.S. Marshals breached his barricade and took him in custody,” said Lt. Stephen Forman of the Middletown Township Police Department.

The assault happened on Aug. 9 at Sesame Place in Langhorne. Forman says earlier that day, the teenage employee asked the man and woman to comply with the park’s mask policy. When the couple saw the employee again, police say they both struck him in the face, knocking him to the ground.

“We learned another Sesame employee came to the aid of the 17-year-old male and attempted to pull her off of him and the male off of him,” Forman said. “The female, Bonds, then turned around and punched that employee, so she’s charged with an additional assault.”

Bonds, also of The Bronx, is making arrangements to turn herself in on two counts of simple assault and other charges.

Police were able to identify the couple within 24 hours through reservation records and surveillance cameras that captured their faces and license plate number. But because they are from out of state, taking them into custody is a complicated process.

In the meantime, a GoFundMe campaign a close family friend started for the injured teen shares he is still in excruciating pain. He spent a week in the hospital recovering from surgery to his fractured jaw and damage to his teeth.

“The victim understandably can’t speak right now and probably won’t for a while because his jaw is wired shut,” Forman said.

Following news of the arrest, Sesame Place released this statement:

“We want to thank the law enforcement agencies involved for their quick actions and support. We have issued a lifetime ban to the individuals involved for all of our parks across the country. The safety of our team members and guests remains our top priority.”

The teen’s family is opting to keep him anonymous, while he recovers physically and mentally. The GoFundMe campaign for him has already received thousands of dollars in donations.

McCoy will be brought to Middletown Township to face aggravated assault and other charges, unless he fights extradition, which could delay the process by a month.
 
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Man Accused Of Assaulting Teen Sesame Place Employee Over Mask Policy Held On $500,000 Bail
By CBS3 Staff
August 21, 2020 at 7:35 pm

LANGHORNE, Pa. (CBS) — A man accused of badly injuring a teenage worker at Sesame Place over a mask requirement has been ordered to be held on $500,000 bail. Troy McCoy was arraigned Friday morning.

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Prosecutors say on Aug. 9, he and a woman attacked a 17-year-old worker who had reminded them to wear a mask.

The teen ended up with a fractured jaw, broken teeth and required surgery.

McCoy remains in Bucks County jail.
 
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Troy McCoy, Man Charged In Assault Of Sesame Place Teen Employee, Due In Court For Preliminary Hearing
By CBS3 Staff
October 15, 2020 at 8:18 am

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The man charged in the assault of a teenage employee at Sesame Place is due in court Thursday for his preliminary hearing. Thirty-nine-year-old Troy McCoy of the Bronx, New York is accused of assaulting a 17-year-old employee at the amusement park in Langhorne on Aug. 9.

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Investigators say McCoy attacked the teen after he reminded him to wear a mask.

That teenager was left with several injuries, including a broken jaw.

McCoy has been charged with aggravated assault.
 
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New York Couple Ordered To Stand Trial In Aggravated Assault Of Sesame Place Teen Employee
By CBS3 Staff
October 15, 2020 at 4:10 pm

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) — A Bucks County judge has ordered a New York couple charged in the assault of a teen employee at Sesame Place to stand trial. The couple, 39-year-old Troy McCoy and 31-year-old Shakerra Bonds, will face aggravated assault and related charges.

McCoy, of the Bronx, New York, is accused of assaulting a 17-year-old employee at the amusement park in Langhorne on Aug. 9. Authorities say Bonds also took part in the assault.

Investigators say McCoy attacked the teen after he reminded him to wear a mask.

That teenager was left with several injuries, including a broken jaw.
 
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New York Couple Convicted For Assault Of Sesame Place Teen Employee Who Asked Them To Wear Masks
By CBS3 Staff
July 9, 2021 at 7:57 pm

LANGHORNE, Pa. (CBS) — A Bronx, New York, couple charged in the August 2020 assault of a teenage employee at Sesame Place has been found guilty by a Bucks County jury after a four-day trial.

Troy McCoy, 40, was convicted of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, simple assault, harassment, and disorderly conduct. Shakerra Bonds, 32, was convicted of simple assault and disorderly conduct.

The assault took place on Aug. 9, 2020, at the theme park in Langhorne. Investigators said the couple attacked a 17-year-old Sesame Place employee after the teen asked them to wear a face mask.

According to investigators, McCoy became irate and began yelling at the teen employee after being asked to wear a mask while waiting in line for a ride. The teen walked away in an attempt to avoid a confrontation.

The teen employee later came across McCoy and Bonds again at another ride, and when McCoy got off the ride, investigators said he told the teen that he would teach them a lesson. That is when investigators said McCoy and Bonds struck the victim in the face. The employee lost consciousness and McCoy proceeded to hit him.

Investigators said witnesses described the assault as a “sucker punch.”

The victim suffered several injuries, including a broken jaw.

McCoy’s bail was revoked while Bonds was held on $250,000 bail, 10%, after the conviction.
 
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New York Couple Who Attacked Sesame Place Employee Over Mask Mandate Sentenced

Authorities say the couple fractured the teen worker's jaw in August 2020.
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New York Couple Who Attacked Sesame Place Employee Over Mask Mandate Sentenced​



By CBS3 StaffOctober 25, 2021 at 5:17 pm



PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The couple convicted of attacking a Sesame Place employee over face masks was back in court Monday. A Bucks County judge sentenced Troy McMoy to five to 10 years in state prison.
His girlfriend, Shakerra Bonds, was sentenced to four to 23 months in county jail.

Authorities say the couple fractured the teen worker’s jaw in August 2020.
It happened after he asked the New York couple to wear face masks in the park.
 
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