It looks like this wasn’t their first rodeo.
Members of the group of men that allegedly attacked ex-NHLer Paul ‘BizNasty’ Bissonnette appear to have been caught on security camera footage from earlier in the day assaulting employees at a Phoenix golf club.
The footage, which was shared on X by a user named Shea Stevens, shows a man wearing a green shirt and white hat — purported to be Danny Bradley — shoving and pushing a male employee inside the unnamed golf course’s clubhouse.
The man in the green shirt is seen throwing several punches at the male employee, who does not retaliate, while a female staff member tries to get in between the two to no avail.
Bradley appeared to be wearing a similar green shirt in the mugshot taken following his arrest after the incident with Bissonnette later on Sunday.
Stevens also reports that the men were part of a larger group of travellers in the area for a golf trip and that he has been in contact with some of them. He also claimed to have further information on the alleged attackers and alleged “these losers have threatened and tried to bribe” him.
“The Irish travellers who attacked Paul Bissonnette were in Arizona on a golf trip. There were 57 of them on the trip. I have been in contact with multiple members of their group, who confirmed that they also got into a fight at a golf course earlier that day.”
Bissonnette reposted the video and shared his thanks to Stevens for his hard work at digging into the group of men.
“Big thanks to you internet wizards like @WhistleblowerCA for helping out spread the word on these cowards as well,” Bissonnette posted on X. “Very much appreciated. Keep sending in whatever you have on these dirtbags.”
Sean M. Daley, who was another one of six men taken into custody by Scottsdale Police for their role in the alleged assault of the former NHLer-turned-analyst, was found carrying a fraudulent military ID after the incident at a steakhouse on Sunday night.
While all six accused of the attack are facing aggravated assault and misdemeanour charges, Daley is also charged with forgery.
Another man, William J. Carroll, has been booked on two misdemeanour counts each of assault and disorderly conduct, according to reports.
According to court documents viewed by KTVK and CBS affiliate KPHO in Phoenix, police found a military ID in Daley’s possession that appeared to be fake. When officers questioned him about it, Daley allegedly admitted it was fraudulent but did not go into further detail about the ID.
Daley is alleged to have held Bissonnette to the ground and kicked the Spittin Chiclets podcaster in the neck and head area, according to court documents.
The court records also said Daley had tried to kick Bissonnette again but “missed and fell backwards,” allowing ‘BizNasty’ a chance to retreat to a nearby business, which Bissonnette later identified on his podcast as a CVS.
Bissonnette detailed his account of the incident on the podcast earlier this week.
He said the incident started when he and others in the packed restaurant were distracted by a noisy incident in the bar area of the restaurant. In Bissonnette’s words, things began to escalate and caused the former Phoenix Coyotes tough guy to intervene.
From there, the restaurant equivalent of a bench-clearing brawl ensued, albeit a one-sided affair.
“The antagonist starts putting his finger in the manager’s face and backing him up,” Bissonnette explained on Spittin’ Chiclets. “Everybody’s watching. This is a commotion with nine golfers drunker than maggots and creating a scene and obviously don’t like being told ‘no.’
“I get up and go over and walk over and grab the guy’s arm and say ‘listen buddy if you keep assaulting and harassing the staff here we’re going to go outside and have some problems.’ The minute that left my mouth the guy beside him starts throwing punches and the next thing you know four guys are throwing punches at me.”
Eventually, the ruckus spilled over into the restaurant’s parking lot where Bissonnette said he was taken to the ground and kicked by his assailants before escaping into a nearby store.
Police were called to the scene, leading to the arrests.