Police Report: Man Arrested After New Year’s Assault on Teen at Disney World

Overview

• Deputies responded around 1:00 a.m. on January 1 to the Magic Kingdom ferry dock area, where Disney security had already separated and detained those involved.
• Christopher admitted to punching a 14-year-old after first denying it, and deputies arrested him on battery charges and transported him to the Orange County Booking and Release Center.
• Disney security issued trespass warnings banning Christopher and his brother Jesse from all Disney property.
• Three Disney cast members submitted sworn statements describing an aggressive attack on the teen and his father, and deputies noted supporting video evidence.
• Paramedics evaluated the father and son at the scene with no further treatment requested, and the father chose to press charges against Christopher but not against Jesse; Disney has not issued a public statement.