Teletubbie Arrested in Bethlehem for Criminal Mischief

A Lehigh University student will face charges for breaking into his friends’ house in a dressed as a Teletubbie, a character from a BBC children’s show.

Terez S. Owens Jr., age 20, broke into his friend’s house on East Fourth Street around 2 a.m. on Sunday and stole leftover Chinese food from his fridge.

Bethlehem police caught up with the man after the resident called, afraid of a burglar. Authorities cleared the charges at the request of the victim on Monday, but the landlord got involved with the damage, accordion to Lehigh Valley Live. Owens had damaged a door during his break-in. 

Owens will face charges of criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.