Brooklyn man is arrested for ‘pistol-whipping THREE people during a St Patrick’s Day bar brawl’

Brooklyn man is arrested for ‘pistol-whipping three people during a St Patrick’s Day bar brawl’ with a loaded weapon stolen from Virginia police

  • Thomas Hickey, 37, charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and drug possession following pistol-whipping incident in Manhattan
  • Accused of using a stolen loaded pistol to strike a woman and two men in the head outside Mulligan’s Pub on Saturday 
  • The 42-year-old female victim suffered injury that required five stitches  

A Brooklyn man has been arrested after police say he pistol-whipped three revelers during a brawl that broke out outside a Manhattan bar following the St Patrick’s Day Parade.

Thomas Hickey, 37, has been charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and drug possession in the wake of the melee outside Mulligan’s Pub on Madison Avenue shortly before 8pm on Saturday.

According to the NYPD, Hickey used a stolen, loaded 9mm pistol to hit two men and a woman in the head during the alcohol-fueled fracas.

Thomas Hickey, 37, has been charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and drug possession following a pistol-whipping incident outside Mulligan’s Pub in Manhattan (pictured) after the St Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday 

The female victim, aged 42, suffered an injury in the attack that required five stitches, reported the New York Daily News. 

The two others, ages 40 and 47, were said to have sustained lacerations and were taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatmet. 

Hickey himself was also hospitalized for injuries he suffered during the drunken post-parade melee, which spilled from the drinking establishment into the street. 

A portion of the confrontation was captured on cellphone video, which shows people throwing punches and furiously kicking each other in the middle of the street outside the pub.  

The recording ends with the shot of a man stretched out on the sidewalk, seemingly unconscious.   

According to unnamed police sources cited by the New York Post, the Smith & Wesson gun Hickey allegedly used to bash the victims in the head had been reported stolen by police in Virginia.

Records indicate that Hickey has a history of run-ins with the law dating back to at least 1998 involving charges of marijuana possession and gang assault. 

At this time, it is unclear what sparked the violent confrontation between Hickey and the trio of victims.    

Sandwiched between a Pret A Manger eatery and a travel agency, Mulligan’s bills itself as an ‘authentic Irish pub’ that has been in business in Midtown Manhattan for over 30 years.  

Read more at DailyMail.co.uk