Man Pays The Price For Attacking Chuck E. Cheese Mascot

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.

So basically we have a case of a wise ass 11 year old trying to bully a giant mouse and remove his mask. I hate to break it to Carvalho, but that’s exactly what he signed up for the day he agreed to be Chuck E. Cheese. Shit, it’s the first line item in the job description…

1) Be tortured by a bunch of snot nosed spoiled brats that will want to assault you and remove your mask.

In my opinion, this whole thing should have been resolved over a best of seven Skeeball match. The winner gets to delivery one uncontested roundhouse to the loser’s jaw, or the prize of their choice from the top shelf at the Chuck E. Cheese prize counter.