Last Updated on: 12th December 2022, 10:08 pm
Who is Chase Catapano? Biography, Wiki
Chase Catapano is a New York man accused of disrupting a protest of a “Drag Story Hour” at a public library in Manhattan, an incident captured in a viral video.
“You’re a f***** disgrace,” Catapano says, grabbing a sign.
“That’s an officer fool,” another man says as Catapano, and a more prominent man squares off in the video. You can watch the video later in this story, but be aware that it contains graphic language. Independent media at the scene recorded video of the incident.
Chase Catapano Age
His current age is 28 years.
Disrupts Anti-Drag Protest
According to The New York Post, Catapano confronted a group of “anti-Drag Story Hour protesters” at the Midtown branch of the New York Public Library. The demonstration was against a Drag Story Hour at the library, The Post reported. The video shows a chaotic scene inside the library that ends with Catapano being handcuffed and led into a police squad car.
A man was arrested for assaulting a police officer at New York Public Library in Manhattan during a protest after a heated argument with protesters over Drag Story Hour #news #nypd #nyc #Police pic.twitter.com/THSruI27l1 — NJEG Media (@NJEGmedia) December 10, 2022.
The Twitter page NJEG Media, which captured the incident, also shared a video of protesters speaking out. “A protester speaks about why they are trying to shut down Drag Queen Story Hour at New York Public Library. #NYC,” it reads. The site is “Independent media based in the NYC metro area.”
NJEG Media states, “During the second attack of the officer in the hallway, journalist LeeroyPress @ViralNewsNYC intervened to help the officer detain the man.”
Viral News NY wrote on Twitter, “Today, a random man assaulted a protester while protesting a drag story hour and then assaulted an NYPD officer multiple times. I helped the officer detain the man until the officer’s backup arrived. The backup arrived, and the man was charged multiple charges.”
What Was The Catapano’s Dad’s Statement?
According to the New York Daily News, Catapano was visiting the library but “was not there for the drag event when he abruptly got into the confrontation with the protesters.”
The site reported that Catapano “often uses the computers at the library” and, according to his father, struggles with mental illness. “He seems to find trouble. He’s a good kid,” the father, Ferdinand Catapano, told Daily News.
“When he was a kid in Forest Park, [a next-door neighbor] would make sure that Chase watched his little kids make sure they wouldn’t get picked on. That’s what kind of kid he is.”
Catapano is homeless and has been charged with “attempted assault, menacing, disorderly conduct, harassment and obstructing governmental administration,” Daily News reported.
