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Reactions to ‘Teen Takeover’ Forcing Cancelation of Church Festival in Columbus Suburb

The wealthy Columbus, Ohio suburb of Bexley was hit with a nasty surprise over the weekend when a “teen takeover” swarmed St. Catharine’s Catholic Church’s FunFest. An estimated 500 to 800 teens attended the festival, and although most were peaceful, a series of fights broke out that forced cancellation of the event for the rest of 2026.

Footage shows Friday’s chaotic scene. Both Bexley and Columbus police officers responded to the site, given the proximity to both cities. There were reports of 11 arrested by police, though Ben Kessler, the Democratic mayor of Bexley, noted that number was revised down to two arrests.

𝐀 𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐁 𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐓 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇’𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐒St. Catharine Catholic Church in east Columbus, Ohio threw the kind of event that… pic.twitter.com/Id9Wpqcm3a— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) June 7, 2026

𝐀 𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐁 𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐓 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇’𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐒St. Catharine Catholic Church in........

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