Gorilla Suit Assault Leads to Arrest in Hopkinton

On Sunday night the Hopkinton Police Department responded to the Hopkinton Square plaza after a caller reported that a gorilla suit-wearing, knife-wielding person had attacked them.

"Upon arrival officers spoke with the victim who reported he was assaulted by a subject in a gorilla suit armed with a knife," a press release from Lieutenant Charles Wallace said.

The victim was able to give police a description of the vehicle the suspect fled the scene in. The vehicle described returned to the store a short time later and a license plate number was obtained for the police's investigation.

The driver of the vehicle was stopped on Main Street where Barry O'Neil, 19, of 18 Tamer Ln. was arrested on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct.

According to Wallace's press release the gorilla suit was located in the vehicle and retained as evidence.