Long Island man bites cop, calls mom and crawls through Target as ‘predator’ sting goes off rails: video

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A Long Island man bit a cop, called his mom and crawled around Target in a bizarre tantrum when he was confronted by vigilante predator hunters in a wild video sting.

Mark Zimmerman, 44, lost it inside a Copiague Target on March 3 — when he apparently believed he was meeting a 14-year-old girl but was instead was greeted by members of the group the New York Predator Hunters, according to footage of the encounter.

Mark Zimmerman, 44, bites a Suffolk County police officer’s hand in a desperate attempt to escape, according to video. NY Predator Hunters

Zimmerman at first appears calm as he’s questioned by a member of the group, who asks him about sexually charged messages and a picture of his penis that he allegedly sent to the “girl” — with the ambushed man denying the pic was his by weirdly claiming it showed his friend’s genitals, according to the video.

“Is that your penis?” Anthony McGlone, a member of the predator hunters group, asked Zimmerman, according to the video.

“It’s was a friend’s,” Zimmerman responded, the video showed.

After allegedly biting the officer’s hand, Zimmerman crawled under clothing racks to try and get away, the video showed. NY Predator Hunters

But the Massapequa resident’s poise begins to unravel as the interview continues and he briefly leaves the store before re-entering with a waiting police officer in pursuit, according to the video.

“I’m calling my mother!” Zimmerman screamed out as he ran through Target with officers chasing and eventually catching him, the video showed.

“Don’t touch me! I have a heart condition!” Zimmerman repeatedly yelled as cops wrestled him to the ground, according to the video.

The video shows him resisting being handcuffed and being taken to the ground before he appears to bite the officer, then writhes and crawls under a clothing rack.

“You just bit me!” the cop said, according to the footage.

Zimmerman showed up to the Copiague Target last week to allegedly meet who he thought was a 14-year-old girl, according to video of the encounter. NY Predator Hunters
Zimmerman allegedly reached out to the fake teenager on social media, according to the group. NY Predator Hunters

Members of the vigilante group joined in to help detain him for the officer, the crazy video shows.

Zimmerman had allegedly reached out on social media to someone he thought was a teen girl but who was really an adult member of the organization, according to screenshots of texts messages shared by the group.

Zimmerman eventually agreed to meet the “girl” at Target, according to the texts and the video.

Zimmerman has only been charged with obstruction so far.

Zimmerman didn’t respond to requests for comment from The Post.

He is due back in court on March 23 for his arraignment.

Suffolk County police declined comment on the active investigation.

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