Fuggedaboudit? DA seems to make that suggestion

Last update: April 14, 2008 - 10:48 PM

NEW YORK - Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson gave a Bronx cheer on Monday to any suggestion that rogue construction worker and Red Sox fan Gino Castignoli should be tarred and feathered -- or at least prosecuted -- for burying a David Ortiz jersey in the concrete of the new Yankee Stadium.

Castignoli, a Bronx subcontractor who worked at the stadium site for one day, has taken a beating on blogs and at breakfast tables for his attempt to curse the Yankees.

On Monday, the district attorney and Castignoli's attorney joined New York sports fans in their chiding of the Yankees for asking that Castignoli be prosecuted on criminal mischief charges.

Johnson spokesman Steve Reed said: "It's unlikely, given our limited resources, we would use them for something of this nature." In other words, Castignoli's fate might be decided by public opinion.

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