一名德克萨斯州男子被指控周六用班卓琴敲打曼哈顿著名的“充电公牛”雕像，他被命令“远离”纽约所有地标。
曼哈顿刑事法院法官阿尔泰娅·德里斯代尔告诉42岁的泰冯·瓦莱克，他不能在华尔街附近重游公牛，因为据称他在困惑的游客注视下袭击了这座3.5吨重的雕像。检察官告诉记者纽约邮报周日，这位来自德克萨斯州的长途卡车司机向警察承认，他用班卓琴袭击了公牛，在股市吉祥物的一只角上留下了深深的伤痕。鲍林格林公园殴打公牛后，瓦拉克被保释，法官明确告诉他，“不要回去看望公牛。”
目击者向警察描述了这一奇怪的事件，经过询问，瓦拉克承认撞击了雕像。“是我干的，”据报道，他告诉警察。"班卓琴、小号和扬声器都是我的."
破碎:照片显示一名男子污损金融区标志性的收费公牛雕像。@ PIX11News新闻 #纽约 #纽约pic.twitter.com/iIzQ9tVQVs
——克里斯蒂安·贝纳维德斯(@ cbenavidesTV)2019年9月7日
西印度群岛电视台记者克里斯蒂安·贝纳维德斯拍摄的照片显示，在看到NYPD警官给嫌疑犯戴上手铐之前，瓦拉克愤怒地将班卓琴重重地砸在公牛的头上。
瓦拉克被指控行为不检、刑事恶作剧和非法持有武器，并在周日传讯前在监狱度过了一夜。一名囚犯告诉邮报，他“早早起床，在牢房里唱福音歌曲，宣讲上帝。”他被捕的照片显示，德州人微笑着，穿着一件“让我们不要忘记十诫”t恤，据报道，他穿着这件t恤丑化公牛。
瓦拉克必须回到纽约参加他10月16日的庭审。
这座公牛雕像是意大利雕塑家阿图罗·迪·莫迪卡于1989年创作的，他参与了一系列过去的事件辩护金融区的数字。2017年，一尊“无畏女孩”雕像被安放在附近，并被女权主义者称赞为代表了对华尔街男性占主导地位的文化的检验。
“这家伙想要宣传，他这么做是为了宣传，”迪莫迪卡告诉记者纽约邮报周日事件后。“他知道他会被逮捕，他知道他会上报纸。这不是他想击中公牛的东西。”
这位艺术家在国外说，公牛的损失估计在1万到1.5万美元之间。他宣称“公牛属于世界上的每个人。”曼哈顿刑事法院办公室的检察官表示，他们打算为这座标志性雕像遭受的损害寻求经济赔偿。
TEXAS MAN BASHES WALL STREET BULL WITH BANJO, JUDGE ORDERS HIM TO 'STAY AWAY' FROM ALL NYC LANDMARKS
A Texas man accused of bashing Manhattan's famous "Charging Bull" statue with a banjo Saturday has been ordered to "stay away" from all New York City landmarks.
Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Althea Drysdale told Tevon Varlack, 42, he cannot revisit the bull near Wall Street after he allegedly assaulted the 3.5-ton statue as baffled tourists watched. Prosecutors told the New York Post Sunday that the long-haul trucker from Texas admitted to police officers that he had attacked the bull with a banjo, leaving a deep gash on one of the stock market mascot's horns. Varlack was released without bail after the Bowling Green Park bull-bashing and the judge explicitly told him, "do not go back and visit the bull."
Witnesses described the bizarre incident to officers and, upon questioning, Varlack admitted to striking the statue. "I did it," he reportedly told officers. "The banjo, the trumpet and the speakers are mine."
BREAKING: Photos show man as he defaced iconic charging bull statue in Financial District. @PIX11News#NewYork #NYC pic.twitter.com/iIzQ9tVQVs
— Cristian Benavides (@cbenavidesTV) September 7, 2019
Pictures obtained by WPIX-TV reporter Cristian Benavides show Varlack furiously slamming the banjo down on the bull's head before NYPD officers can be seen handcuffing the suspect.
Varlack was charged with disorderly conduct, criminal mischief and criminal possession of a weapon and spent the night in jail prior to his Sunday arraignment. An inmate told the Post he "was up early singing gospel songs and preaching about God back in the cells." Photographs of his arrest show the Texan smiling and wearing a "Let Us Not Forget The Ten Commandments" t-shirt he reportedly wore as he defaced the bull.
Varlack must return to New York for his October 16 court date.
The bull statue was created by Italian sculptor Arturo Di Modica in 1989 and he has been involved in a series of past incidents defending the Financial District figure. In 2017, a "Fearless Girl" statue was placed nearby and lauded by feminists as representing a check on Wall Street's predominately male culture.
"The guy wanted publicity and he did it for publicity," Di Modica told the New York Post after the incident on Sunday. "He knew he was going to be arrested and he knew he was going to be in the paper. It wasn't something that he wanted to hit the bull."
Speaking from abroad, the artist said damage to the bull is estimated between $10,000 and $15,000. He proclaimed "the bull belongs to everybody in the world." Prosecutors in the Manhattan Criminal Court office said they intend on seeking financial restitution for the damage done to the iconic statue.
