NY Youths Arrested in Snowball Assault

Kids attack mailman with ice, fists
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 4, 2011 1:48 PM CST
NY Youths Arrested in Snowball Assault
A far friendlier snowball fight.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A vicious attack on a mailman has three New York youths charged with criminal arms possession. Their weapon of choice? Snowballs, the New York Post reports—hard, icy ones. A 16-year-old and a pair of juveniles allegedly threw them at the carrier, then beat him when he yelled back. They also face assault, harassment, and menacing charges, police said.
(More snowball fight stories.)

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