A New York man and his two sons have been charged with a brawl in broad daylight with his cousins that involved using wooden sticks, flipping cars and blocking traffic, all of which was captured on video. was.
The beef scandal began on Dec. 17, when Patrick J. O'Connor, 38, allegedly threatened his unnamed cousin, 32, with a beer bottle at a Center Reach restaurant, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. Ta.
Three days later, O'Connor and his cousin ran into each other on a road near Hauppauge, prosecutors said. The cousin hopped into a Ford F150 with her father and began following O'Connor.
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Police said the brawl broke out on Sunrise Highway after a vehicle accident in Lindenhurst on Dec. 20 around 12:30 p.m. (Flawlessdigitalphotos/William Keegan/TMX)
They allegedly followed Mr O'Connor for about 32 miles to Lindenhurst, where his 19-year-old son James also joined the fray.
Prosecutors say the younger O'Connor crashed his SUV into a relative's truck in front of a bank on Sunrise Highway, causing his vehicle to roll over.
Three younger siblings, ages 4, 12, and 16, were in the room, but none of them were injured.
Patrick O'Connor (left) and his son James appear in a booking photo after they were arrested in December in connection with a broad daylight brawl that left two cousins hospitalized. (Suffolk County Sheriff's Office)
These defendants brazenly started a brawl in the middle of Sunrise Highway, putting their families and the public at risk of serious harm.
Police have released a video that begins after the accident, which prosecutors say shows the older man hitting his cousin in the head with a wooden stick.
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Members of the O'Connor family were seen fighting along the highway median. (Flawlessdigitalphotos/William Keegan/TMX)
Prosecutors said James O'Connor and his unnamed brother also jumped in, and another male relative showed up and they also attacked him. Prosecutors said one of the victims had black eyes and needed to be stapled in the head. The other man had a bloody lip and cuts on his hands.
A group of good Samaritans broke up the scuffle and the O'Connors fled the scene, but were arrested later that day by Suffolk County police.
Mr. O'Connor and his two sons were each ordered held on $100,000 cash or $200,000 bond.
One person is seen punching another during a family brawl on Long Island's Sunrise Highway. (Flawlessdigitalphotos/William Keegan/TMX)
James O'Connor is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 23 on charges of second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, endangering the welfare of a child and leaving the scene of a traffic accident.
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A hearing is scheduled for the remaining two on January 17th.
Patrick O'Connor is charged with second-degree assault, attempted assault and two counts of menacing. His minor son is charged with two counts of assault.
“As alleged, these defendants brazenly initiated an assault in the middle of Sunrise Highway, putting their families and the public at risk of serious harm,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said in a statement. “Fortunately, there were no further serious injuries or casualties as a result of this violent confrontation.”
