Paul Bissonnette assault: Footage released of the Scottsdale fight
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Footage showing the attack on former Arizona Coyotes player Paul Bissonnette was released by the Scottsdale Police Department on Tuesday.
The Nov. 24 fight started at Houston's restaurant near McDonald Drive and Scottsdale Road around 7:30 p.m. and ended at the nearby CVS.
The former NHL-er and podcaster said in a Spittin' Chiclets episode that he was minding his business when he saw a group of men getting rowdy near the bar. He says he stepped in when a man appeared to get physical with one of the restaurant employees.
"I said, ‘Listen guy, if you keep harassing and assaulting the staff, we’re going to go outside and have some problems.’ The minute that left my mouth, the guys starts swinging, and the next thing you know, four guys start swinging at me," Bissonnette said during the Nov. 26 episode. "I ate three kicks: one in the neck two in the head. Was able to get up, and at this point now, I have no shoes on. I got my pants, no shirt. I’m finally able to run into CVS, and they didn’t come into CVS. Thankfully, the cops were called right away."
The footage of the fight was released on Dec. 10. The footage shows the moment the fight broke out inside the restaurant, when the fight left the restaurant, and then when the fight spilled over to the CVS parking lot.
Days after the fight, he was back on TNT, broadcasting for an NHL game.
The suspects were identified as Danny Bradley, John G. Carroll, William J. Carroll, Sean Daley, Edward Jennings, and Henry Mesker.
Hours before the fight involving Bissonnette, FOX 10 learned there was a similar attack at Raven Golf Club. The victim in that assault says he believes it was Danny Bradley who did it, but police are still looking into that incident and haven't named a suspect yet.
Clockwise from top left: Danny Bradley, John G. Carroll, William J. Carroll, Sean Daley, Edward Jennings, and Henry Mesker. (Courtesy: Scottsdale Police Department)