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Prosecutors consider more serious charges in Paul Bissonnette attack
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Prosecutors consider more serious charges in Paul Bissonnette attack

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Group accused of attacking NHL commentator Paul Bissonnette outside a Scottsdale restaurant could soon face more serious charges now that the Maricopa County Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing the case.

Six men were arrested in the melee in front of the Houston steakhouse in Scottsdale on November 24.

Scottsdale police have released the names of the six men who were arrested for allegedly...
Scottsdale police have released the names of the six men arrested for allegedly assaulting former Coyotes player Bissonnette in Scottsdale. Top row, left to right: Henry Mesker, John Carroll, William Carroll. Bottom row, left to right, is Danny Bradley, Edward Jennings and Sean Daley.(Scottsdale Police Department)

So far, only one man, Sean M. Daley of Texas, has been charged with crimes.

The Scottsdale City Attorney’s Office referred the cases of John G. Carroll, Henry Mesker and Danny Bradley to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for review.

Edward Jennings and William J. Carroll continue to face misdemeanor charges of assault and disorderly conduct.

The Maricopa County Prosecutor’s Office is expected to begin its review of the three forwarded cases on Wednesday.

“We have additional information,” Maricopa County Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell said when asked about the case Monday. “I am very aware of that. We will certainly be recruiting staff shortly to review the new evidence that we have.

Mitchell did not say whether the new evidence implicated video surveillance circulating on social media from inside the Raven Golf Club in Phoenix.

A the employee told Arizona’s family a man wearing a green Kelly shirt attacked him in the hours before the fight in Houston.

The 19-year-old employee identified the attacker as Danny Bradley. Bradley was wearing a green shirt when he was arrested by Scottsdale police later that night.

Phoenix police are investigating the fight at the golf course. A spokesperson said Tuesday the department had not made any arrests.

Public documents obtained by Arizona family investigates linking two of the other men to a wild brawl on the other side of the country.

In 2012, police arrested William Carroll after an incident in what was then known as Casino and chip lounge in Bismarck, North Dakota.

According to witnesses to that incident, Carroll became enraged when a casino supervisor asked him to put out his cigarettes, as required by local law.

When Carroll refused and the woman asked him to leave, the police report says Carroll lunged at a blackjack table to grab casino chips, then flipped the table and punched a blackjack dealer in the face. face.

That sparked a fight involving 15 people, throwing beer bottles and broken chairs, documents state. Four casino tables were destroyed.

The report shows that John G. Carroll was also at the casino during the fight, although he was not considered a suspect.

This week, Arizona’s family reported public records showing the six men arrested in the fight in Houston. have links with the Irish Traveler communityan ethnic group of several thousand Irish descendants known for its itinerant construction jobs. Some members have been involved in door-to-door construction scams.

None of the men charged in the restaurant brawl have been charged with fraud.

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