Nassau County police arrested a Great Neck man for allegedly cutting seven chairs outside Buttercooky in Manhasset in the middle of the night, after the man was at large for days following the incident.
Melvin Vladimir Cortez-Nieto, 31, was arrested and charged with four counts of criminal mischief, one count for menacing in the second degree and one count of the intent to damage property. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and was released on bail.
Video footage published by the police shows Cortez-Nieto arriving at the Buttercooky on Plandome Road by bike at 12:58 a.m. on Sept. 10. The video then shows him using a boxcutter to cut holes in numerous chairs outside the bakery while he remains on his orange bike.
Cortez-Nieto was arrested on Sept. 13. He is scheduled to reappear in court on Oct. 2.
Efforts to solicit comment from the Buttercooky owner was unavailing.