Suffolk County Police today arrested a Bethpage man for refusing to leave the Smith Haven Mall, after he upset mall patrons by wearing a shirt with graphic anti-war images.  

Donald Zirkel, 80, of 150 Sunny Lane, Bethpage, was handing out anti-war pamphlets, and wearing a shirt featuring anti-war slogans and images at the mall around 4:00 p.m.   After other mall goers found the shirt to be disturbing, mall security told him to stop handing out the pamphlets and turn his shirt inside out.   Zirkel refused to turn the shirt inside out, and mall security told him to leave.   After refusing to leave, mall security placed Zirkel on civilian arrest and called police.   When police arrived, Zirkel passively resisted the police attempts to transport him to the police car.    

Zirkel was charged with Criminal Trespassing 3rd Degree and Resisting Arrest.   He was released on bail.   He is scheduled to be arraigned on May 22.