‘Over the top’: Salt Lake man chased, attacked young doorbell ditcher, charges say

  • 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…

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