Daniel Presti Goes Too Far – Officer Hurt – 2nd Arrest
Daniel Presti gained a lot of support this past week because he is the manager of Macs Public House Bar in Staten Island and has continued indoor dining/socializing despite being in an orange zone.
Meet Daniel Presti General Manager of Mac’s Public House in Staten Island (the FL of the five boroughs) who when he was going to get arrested for keeping his bar open, drove off w a cop clinging to the hood of his car & was arrested *without* incident.
— José (@josecanyousee) December 6, 2020
Why didn’t he comply? pic.twitter.com/ON5Frl6DxY
Many Staten Island residents and business owners support Presti because businesses several blocks away are allowed to be open and have inside dining (they are in a different color zone).
According to Daniel Presti, owner of Mac's Public House in #NewYork, state officials are closing down #restaurants without even visiting them! #coronavirus #lockdown #VarneyCo pic.twitter.com/O8xgmJhZcQ
— Varney & Co. (@Varneyco) December 1, 2020
Macs Public House lost its license to serve liquor at the end of November for violating Covid regulations. (Source). Presti declared the bar an autonomous zone.
On Saturday night, Presti was stopped by deputies. He got in his Jeep and took off. An officer not in unform was clipped and clung to the hood of Presti’s Jeep for 100 yards. (Story here)
This video was shared on social media of the police catching up with Presti.
BREAKING JUST NOW; @NYCSHERIFF ARRESTS SI Bar Owner….AGAIN. Don Cuomoleone @NYGovCuomo fires another shot at Staten Island Small Business!!! #tyranny #OccupySI @senatorlanza @JoeBorelliNYC @NMalliotakis @dianesavino @scottlobaido @newsmax @gregkellyusa pic.twitter.com/QtAy0WrGyy
— John Tabacco (@JohnnyTabacco) December 6, 2020
The officer was taken to the hospital and has been released with two broken tibias. (Source)
Defiant Staten Island pub owner Daniel Presti slammed his car into a sheriff’s deputy in a desperate effort to evade arrest.
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 6, 2020
He was being sought for continuing to serving patrons in defiance of coronavirus restrictions, authorities said.https://t.co/hoDMm7StuK
I think most people will say Presti has gone to far. Hurting an officer isn’t okay – they are just doing thier job.
Yet people continued to donate to his GoFund me account which is just under $85K today. (See GoFundMe)
The attorney for the bar said that they had Presti under surveillance because they thought the sheriff’s office might do something.
Tonight, Macs Public House looks like it is closed.
Hugs,
marlene
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