The person who went on an ax-wielding rampage at a Manhattan McDonald’s has been busted once more — this time for allegedly spraying-painting graffiti in Brooklyn after which swiping an expensive bike to attempt to flee cops.
Michael Palacios — who was caught on video smashing up the crowded fast-food joint on the Decrease East Aspect throughout a beef with different patrons in September — was approached by police round 5:40 p.m. Sunday after he was seen spraying graffiti behind 69 Second Ave. in Gowanus, in keeping with police sources.
The 31-year-old messenger ran and snatched a bicycle from in entrance of a espresso store and tried to experience off earlier than he was detained, sources mentioned.
The blue bike, valued at $3,500, was broken within the chase, sources mentioned. Palacios of Manhattan was present in possession of graffiti paraphernalia on the time, in keeping with sources.
Whereas he was in custody, police additionally blamed Palacios for a graffiti incident in June on the Broad Channel subway station in Queens, sources mentioned.
Palacios was charged with grand larceny, two counts of prison mischief, possession of stolen property, making graffiti and possession of graffiti devices. In reference to the summer time graffiti incident, he was charged with further counts of creating graffiti and possession of graffiti devices.
He was launched with out bail Oct. 10, sources mentioned.
After his violent outburst on the Delancey Avenue McDonald’s final month, Palacios instructed The Submit he was not “unhinged” and that he was merely defending himself after being “pummeled” by another prospects throughout a misunderstanding over the lavatory.
“It’s not luck that they didn’t get chopped up. I didn’t chop them up as a result of I didn’t need to,” mentioned Palacios, including that he carries the hatchet round with him for defense.
Cell-phone footage from the two:30 a.m. incident exhibits three males smacking a smirking Palacios after a dispute. He waits nonetheless for second after which calmly walks over to his backpack, pulls out an ax and threatens his combatants and smashes up the restaurant, in keeping with the video.
At one level within the clip, he factors the weapon at a frightened girl.
“Don’t be hanging out with punk-ass dudes as a result of they’re going to get you into issues like this,” Palacious mentioned he instructed her.
“And after that, I shook her hand,” he mentioned. “I understood it was a really intense state of affairs, quite a lot of drama occurring.”
Palacios, who had misplaced his job at a brewery the day earlier than, left the McDonald’s on his bicycle after the incident however was arrested by cops close by.
He was arraigned on expenses of prison mischief and weapons possession and launched with out bail within the case, Manhattan prosecutors mentioned.
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