Madman seen smashing NYC McDonald’s with an ax is released without bailBy Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
September 18, 2022
An accused jilted madman who flew into an ax-wielding rage at a Lower East Side McDonald’s was released without bail at his arraignment, authorities said Sunday.
Michael Palacios, 31, who allegedly grabbed an ax and trashed the Delancey Street fast-food joint early Friday, was arraigned on fourth-degree criminal mischief and possession-of-weapons charges hours later and freed, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said.
Neither charge is eligible for bail under the state’s lenient criminal justice reforms.
According to a criminal complaint filed in the case, Palacios slammed two tables and a plate-glass partition during the early-morning rampage.
Palacios also told cops, “I have a pocket knife in my bike,” according to the complaint.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/mcdonalds-ax-attack-suspect-michael-palacios-freed-without-bail/