- A Salt Lake man, Tony Arnold Bernstone, faces child kidnapping and child abuse charges.
- He is accused of chasing and attacking a 12-year-old boy who “doorbell ditched” him.
- Prosecutors describe his reaction as “over the top” in charging documents.
SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake man is facing serious criminal charges after police say he chased after a 12-year-old boy who “doorbell ditched” him and forcefully held the boy until his parents arrived.
Tony Arnold Bernstone, 58, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with child kidnapping, a first-degree felony, and child abuse, a class A misdemeanor.
“(Bernstone’s) reaction to what is perceived to be a silly childhood game of ding-dong ditch was concerning and over the top,” prosecutors wrote in charging documents…