Rob Mateo, of Glenmont, whose son's name was not released due to his age, said the teenager is being punished and the family is pressing charges against the man who tackled him, Daniel Van Plew, the Albany (N.Y.) Times-Union reported Thursday.
"I'm very unhappy with my son's behavior Saturday night," Madeo said. "I don't condone his actions under any circumstances and we'll deal with this in the harshest possible way."
Police said the teenager and three friends rang Van Plew's doorbell and pounded on his back door at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in a "ding dong ditch" prank. The teens ran when the homeowner yelled at them and Van Plew followed and tackled Mateo.
Investigators said the boy suffered a cut on his elbow, bruise over his eye and a bloody lip.
Van Plew is facing charges of endangering the welfare of a child and harassment.
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The homeowner should sue the
The homeowner should sue the family of the child for pain and suffering for $5million. That would end this case immediately. The child suffered physical pain, but the parent and his children suffered long lasting emotional pain.
Either sue them or take the parent and kid out to the woodshed for a severe beating.
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