Bronx man who smashed up Manhattan McDonald's with ax is busted again - New York Post

The antheral who went connected an ax-wielding rampage astatine a Manhattan McDonald’s has been busted again — this clip for allegedly spraying-painting graffiti successful Brooklyn and past swiping a pricey motorcycle to effort to fly cops.

Michael Palacios — who was caught connected video smashing up the crowded fast-food associated connected the Lower East Side during a beef with different patrons successful September — was approached by constabulary astir 5:40 p.m. Sunday aft helium was seen spraying graffiti down 69 Second Ave. successful Gowanus, according to constabulary sources.

The 31-year-old messenger ran and snatched a bicycle from successful beforehand of a java store and tried to thrust disconnected earlier helium was detained, sources said.

The bluish bike, valued astatine $3,500, was damaged successful the chase, sources said. Palacios of Manhattan was recovered successful possession of graffiti paraphernalia astatine the time, according to sources.

While helium was successful custody, constabulary besides blamed Palacios for a graffiti incidental successful June astatine the Broad Channel subway presumption successful Queens, sources said.

Palacios was charged with expansive larceny, 2 counts of transgression mischief, possession of stolen property, making graffiti and possession of graffiti instruments. In transportation with the summertime graffiti incident, helium was charged with further counts of making graffiti and possession of graffiti instruments. 

Video of Palacios smashing tables and solid astatine a LES McDonald’s went viral past month.Twitter/@McgooShakes

Palacios, 31, was arrested again Sunday for alleged graffiti and motorcycle theft.KEVIN C DOWNS

He was released without bail Oct. 10, sources said.

After his convulsive outburst astatine the Delancey Street McDonald’s past month, Palacios told The Post helium was not “unhinged” and that helium was simply defending himself aft being “pummeled” by immoderate different customers during a misunderstanding implicit the bathroom.

“It’s not luck that they didn’t get chopped up. I didn’t chop them up due to the fact that I didn’t privation to,” said Palacios, adding that helium carries the hatchet astir with him for protection.

Cell-phone footage from the 2:30 a.m. incidental shows 3 men smacking a smirking Palacios aft a dispute. He waits inactive for infinitesimal and past calmly walks implicit to his backpack, pulls retired an ax and threatens his combatants and smashes up the restaurant, according to the video.

At 1 constituent successful the clip, helium points the limb astatine a frightened woman.

At 1 constituent during the altercation astatine McDonald’s past month, Palacios pointed the hatchet astatine a woman.@kiddlite21 via McgooShakes/Twit

“Don’t beryllium hanging retired with punk-ass dudes due to the fact that they’re going to get you into problems similar this,” Palacious said helium told her.

“And aft that, I shook her hand,” helium said. “I understood it was a precise aggravated situation, a batch of play going on.”

Palacios, who had mislaid his occupation astatine a brewery the time before, near the McDonald’s connected his bicycle aft the incidental but was arrested by cops nearby.

He was arraigned connected charges of transgression mischief and weapons possession and released without bail successful the case, Manhattan prosecutors said.