Drunk teenager gets surprise of his life after he tries to bully a pensioner – who turns out to be legendary homicide detective

A drunk Long Island teenager who tried to sneak into a New York Mets game received a nasty surprise when the elderly security guard he assaulted as they tried to stop him turned out to be a legendary homicide detective.

Garrett Morgan, 18, of Garden City, Long Island, reportedly admitted he had been drinking before he lost his cool after being ejected by security after trying to attend the team's match against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field on Tuesday with the wrong ticket.

Mr Morgan is said to have tried to re-enter the stadium again at the right-field gate with a fake ID when he ran into one of the venue's security guards.

But the guard was Thomas McKenna, a retired police officer who worked on famous cases including the famous 'Central Park Jogger' rape case during his 30 years with the NYPD, according to the New York Post.  

And the ticket Mr Morgan had bought from online secondary website StubHub was for the wrong date.

'He told me, 'You've got to step off,' ' Mr Morgan told the Post of Mr McKenna.

'I tried to explain that to the security guys. Things were really escalating quickly and (they) got angry really fast. They were like, do we have to call the police?'

 

Mr Morgan is said to have then jumped a fence to sneak in before being spotted by guards who forced him back down an escalator into the path of Mr McKenna.

Mr Morgan swung his arms at the guard - missing him, the Post reported.

He then tackled Mr McKenna and repeatedly punched him, leaving him bloodied and bruised, before he was brought under control and arrested, the Post reported.

Mr Morgan has now been released on $1000 bail but has to face a Queens court next month when he should be preparing to begin his freshman year at Clemson University, South Carolina.

Mr McKenna told The Post the altercation was just 'part of the job'.

'I'm feeling fine,' he said.