One of the alleged assailants of former hockey tough guy and NHL podcaster Paul Bissonnette was found with a fraudulent military ID when he was arrested for his role in the assault at a Scottsdale, Arizona restaurant.
Sean M. Daley was one of the six men Scottsdale Police arrested for their role in the alleged assault on Bissonnette at Houston’s restaurant on Sunday night.
Daley is facing felony charges of aggravated assault and forgery and a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.
According to court documents viewed by 3TV and CBS 5 News in Phoenix, police found a military ID on Daley’s persons that appeared to be fake and when officers questioned him about it, he allegedly admitted it was fraudulent.
The court documents indicated he did not go into further detail about the ID.
News of the assault first became public on Monday and Bissonnette subsequently addressed the matter in a video on social media that same night and in more detail during the Barstool Sports ‘Spittin’ Chiclets’ podcast he co-hosts on Tuesdays.
Bissonnette said the altercation happened when he attempted to step in to defend the staff of the restaurant, which he said he frequents regularly, against the group of “drunk golfers.”
The former Coyotes fan favorite said seven men had been involved.
The melee began inside the Houston’s restaurant before spilling into the parking lot.
Bissonnette is lucky he wasn’t “Spittin’ Chiclets” after what sounded like a rough altercation, by his own admission and arresting documents.
Daley is alleged to have held Bissonnette to the ground and kicked into the neck and head area of the hockey media personality, according to documents viewed by 3TV and CBS 5 News.
The documents also said Daley had tried to kick Bissonnette again, but “missed and fell backwards” allowing him the chance to try to retreat to a nearby business, which Bissonnette identified on the podcast as a CVS.
Daley appeared before a Maricopa County judge on Monday and will be back in court for a status conference hearing on Dec. 10 and a preliminary hearing on Dec. 12 at the superior court in Phoenix, according to video of the Monday court appearance obtained by TMZ.
Daley, who is from out of state, was ordered to stay away from the scene where the incident happened as well as to not have contact with the “alleged victim, complainant or witness” in the matter.
The alleged assailant was released on his own recognizance but appeared to upset the judge when he gave a tepid response when she asked if was able to return from Texas to be present for future court dates.
“If I have to be, I can try to make it,” he said in the video. “Yes, M’am.”
“It’s not a try. I mean if that’s the case I’ll either set a bond for you,” she said before he jumped in to confirm he would return.