MASCOTS IN THE NEWS: Elmo Attacker Beaten

A Florida man picked the wrong day to tickle Elmo. The man who police say assaulted another man dressed in an Elmo suit left the altercation with two broken fingers and was detained for a mental health evaluation, police said. The dust-up between the suspect and the man dressed as the beloved Sesame Street character occurred Saturday afternoon in a guitar store in the city of Winter park. The suspect came into the store and began assaulting customers, including the man in the red furry suit, police said.

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