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EXCLUSIVE: Times Square Chewbacca, stormtrooper arrested

Rocco Parascandola,
Thomas Tracy
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
(Yesterday)

http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/exclusive-times-square-chewbacca-stormtrooper-arrested-article-1.2533260/
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[A performer dressed as Chewbacca was arrested for aggressive panhandling in Times Square.]


Two Times Square performers dressed as a Star Wars stormtrooper and Han Solo’s sidekick Chewbacca were arrested for shaking down tourists, officials said Tuesday.

Kasey Braxton, 46, and Tobert Williams, 36, were busted on Broadway and W. 45th St. on Monday as snow pelted the city.

The two were accused of forcefully demanding tips from tourists who wanted to take pictures with them.

And the tourists let the Wookie win by caving to their demands, officials said.

EXCLUSIVE: TIMES SQUARE BATMAN ARRESTED FOR WALKING AROUND CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD

[A performer decked out in a stormtrooper suit was also busted on Tuesday.]

Both men were charged with aggressive panhandling.

The city is in negotiations to mark off “activity zones” for costumed and topless performers after repeated complaints that the panhandlers were harassing visitors to the Crossroads of the World.

ttracy@nydailynews.com

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