Jessica Schladebeck
New York Daily News
(TNS)
Authorities in Idaho are searching for actor Hector David Rivera, best known for playing the green Power Ranger, after he was allegedly caught on camera shoving a senior citizen with a walker to the ground.
Rivera is facing a charge of misdemeanor battery in connection with the incident, which unfolded Friday at a parking lot in Nampa, Idaho, KTVB reported. In video shared by local authorities this week, a man identified as Rivera approaches a man in his 60s, following an argument about parking, and then gives him a shove. It was enough to knock the senior off his feet, with his walker clattering to the ground after him.
The suspect then stands over him, pointing his finger in his face, before hopping in his car and driving off.
Bystanders helped the victim back up to his feet, police said. He was not injured in the altercation.
In wake of the incident, authorities called on the community for help identifying the assailant. They were quick to recognize Rivera, who played the green Power Ranger in the reboot of the popular action kids’ TV show from 2011 to 2015. He has also had minor roles in several television shows and movies, including “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief,” according to his IMDb page.
Rivera was slated to appear at Magic Valley Comic-Con this weekend. His photo was previously featured on the website, but it has since been scrubbed from the page.
“We are just finding out about this ourselves,” the convention’s marketing director, Larissa Long, told KTVB. “We are looking into it and will take appropriate action.”
Rivera also seems to have deleted all of his social media accounts.
An investigation into the matter is ongoing.
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