--- title: 2 Arrested for Assaulting Blind Salvation Army Bell Ringer description: They threw a collection bucket at the victim canonical: https://time.com/4159200/salvation-army-bell-ringer-assault-arrest/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-22T19:59:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T13:35:34.882Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Two Arrested for Assault on Blind Salvation Army Bell Ringer og:description: They threw a collection bucket at the victim og:url: https://time.com/4159200/salvation-army-bell-ringer-assault-arrest/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc35be6c972f5bd3e/698876950b72e33aea6e765f/156907108.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: US-CHARITY-SALVATION ARMY og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Two Arrested for Assault on Blind Salvation Army Bell Ringer twitter:description: They threw a collection bucket at the victim twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc35be6c972f5bd3e/698876950b72e33aea6e765f/156907108.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Two Arrested for Assault on Blind Salvation Army Bell Ringer by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Dec 22, 2015 7:59 PM CUT  Salvation Army volunteer Bubba Wellens rings the collection bell outside a Giant grocery store November 24, 2012, in Clifton, Virgina. Salvation Army volunteers traditionally are seen collecting donations from holiday shopper for the needy between Thanksgiving and Christmas. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) Salvation Army volunteer Bubba Wellens rings the collection bell outside a Giant grocery store November 24, 2012, in Clifton, Virgina. Salvation Army volunteers traditionally are seen collecting donations from holiday shopper for the needy between Thanksgiving and Christmas. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)PAUL J. RICHARDS—AFP/Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Dec 22, 2015 7:59 PM CUT Police in White Plains, N.Y. arrested two people for a [reported assault](http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/22/white-plains-salvation-army-bell-ringer-assault/ "undefined") on a legally blind Salvation Army bell ringer on Saturday Juan Rodriguez, 30, and Audrianna Wignal, 21, are accused of punching the 41-year-old victim and throwing a Salvation Army collection bucket at him. Police say the two punched the victim on after they believed he cut them in line at a Smashburger restaurant. The victim was on his break at the time. Police arrested the two alleged attackers at the scene and later charged them with assault. \[[CBS New York](http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/22/white-plains-salvation-army-bell-ringer-assault/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4159200/salvation-army-bell-ringer-assault-arrest/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4159200/salvation-army-bell-ringer-assault-arrest/"},"headline":"Two Arrested for Assault on Blind Salvation Army Bell Ringer","datePublished":"2015-12-22T19:59:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:35:34.882Z","description":"They threw a collection bucket at the victim","url":"https://time.com/4159200/salvation-army-bell-ringer-assault-arrest/","keywords":["Crime","New York","Holidays","attacks"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc35be6c972f5bd3e/698876950b72e33aea6e765f/156907108.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc35be6c972f5bd3e/698876950b72e33aea6e765f/156907108.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-CHARITY-SALVATION ARMY","caption":"US-CHARITY-SALVATION ARMY","creditText":"PAUL J. 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