A New York City manhunt has ended with a suspect turning himself in for committing an alleged hate crime.
25-year-old Brandon McNamara surrendered to police after a two day search. Law enforcement had sought out McNamara after surveillance cameras captured him attacking a gay couple. After shouting homophobic obscenities, he threw one man up against a tree and punched the other in the face, knocking both men unconscious.
The attack took place in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, not far from a local gay bar. The victims, ages 34 and 29, later received treatment at Bellevue Hospital for a fractured shoulder and a fractured finger.
In partnership with the community, an arrest has been made in the 9-23-18 Hate Crime assault in Brooklyn in which a gay couple was brutally attacked. Grateful to those who contacted @NYPDTIPS & assisted the Hate Crimes T.F. quickly apprehend Brandon McNamara. #YourCityYourCall pic.twitter.com/o0PfZ1Zqqa
— Chief Dermot F. Shea (@NYPDDetectives) September 26, 2018
“In partnership with the community, an arrest has been made in the 9-23-18 Hate Crime assault in Brooklyn in which a gay couple was brutally attacked,” police chief Dermot Shea said in a statement via Twitter.
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With his attorney in tow, McNamara surrendered to the Hate Crimes Unit of New York’s Seventh Precinct Wednesday morning. Financial services company Ernst & Young has also suspended McNamara, pending further investigation. McNamara works for the company as a senior consultant. He has no criminal record to date.
Brandon McNamara, 25, accused of attacking a gay couple in Williamsburg. Silent as he was walked out of NYPD 7th Precinct pic.twitter.com/rl1kR7fyL6
— Henry Rosoff (@HenryRosoff) September 26, 2018
Kangol
Lock this anti-gay scumbag Brandon McNamara up and throw away the key!
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
This fat, vile, noxious, beyond ugly just lost a $100,000.00+ per year job….
Gay Karma at it’s best!
BGinBigD
Convict him and send him to prison. By the looks of him, he certainly won’t have to worry about anyone coming on to him while incarcerated.
James
WHAT A SICKO. THROW AWAY THE KEY.
Chrisk
Karma at it’s finest.
RomanHans
All the talk about liberal NYC is a lie. There are plenty of these entitled frat-boy douchebags around. It’s designed to be a playground for the rich: which means inherited money, which means conservative a$$holes.
DCguy
With the internet now, any company that he applies to will see articles like this pop up. Being a hateful bigot is getting expensive.
Chrisk
Hope he has a relative that can hire him because no company can afford to hire him with this following him around for the rest of his miserable life. Not to mention they’ll know how he handles conflicts.
batesmotel
And this guy is 25. Generally you assume the younger generations are more loving and tolerant of all people regardless if they’re gay or not. This guy is proof that we’re nowhere near that. And on top of that, this happened in one of the most liberal cities in the world. In fact, most hate crimes ironically seem to take place in liberal cities. That’s the big misconception. We assume it would be in a conservative city, but the statistics say otherwise. That’s an eye opener if you believed differently. Loved the reporter shouting at him, “Do you hate gay people?” Although the hate crime guy seems to be putting on the stoic face, but hopefully it sunk in what he’s done. Maybe once he’s locked up it might dawn on him to change his tune. Since his parents messed this one up.
DCguy
Hate crimes get REPORTED and prosecuted in liberal cities. If this happened in Jackson Mississippi it’s doubtful it would have been reported, and if it was the police wouldn’t have proceeded with it.
Chrisk
I found many times we have more to fear from our own gay brothers then we do from the outside straight world. This one’s a closet case. All the signs are there.
Kangol
True; scroll up the Queerty main page, and you’ll see a video of yet another NYC homophobe who thought he could get away with lashing out yet got his @ss beaten. In one of the most liberal, progressive cities in the US. They’re everywhere, and many feel emboldened now, just like the racists and white supremacists. I wouldn’t just blame the parents; it’s the larger society we live in.