Upper East Site reports:
A half dozen NYPD officers were called to Elio’s restaurant on Second Avenue Wednesday night after a man dining with the former Alaska Governor on the Upper East Side roughed up a news photographer filming them dining outdoors.
“Are any of you guys concerned she tested positive for covid?” he asked. The moment the words came out of the Upper East Site photographer’s mouth, the man put his napkin down, stands up and takes a beeline for him— menacingly asking “are you looking for trouble” over and over.
The unidentified, large man dining with Palin grabbed the victim’s fingers with both hands, wrenching and twisting them down, slamming the camera to the concrete, the photographer told Upper East Site
The New York Daily News reports:
Ex-New York Ranger and ex-MSG analyst Ron Duguay got up from the table, approached the photographer, and said: “Are you looking for trouble?” Duguay then apparently knocked to the ground the device the photographer was using to shoot the video.
The photographer told the Daily News he spoke to police about the incident. Law enforcement sources confirmed late Thursday that officers responded to a verbal dispute at Elio’s that involved Palin, and that the situation was resolved.
Paramedics examined the photographer for a possible broken finger and he declined transport to the hospital. No charges have yet been filed.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Man Dining with Sarah Palin Roughs Up News Photographer Outside Elio’s
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— Upper East Site (@uppereastsiteny) January 28, 2022
ALERT: New York City has issued a Sarah Palin Warning. Sarah Palin is reportedly at large in the city, accompanied by ex-NY Ranger Ron Duguay.
If seen, do not approach. May be spreading Covid-19, Stupidity, and coupons for discount plastic surgery.
STAY. INDOORS. pic.twitter.com/zpVNx4nMoA
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) January 27, 2022
COVID-positive Sarah Palin has now dined al fresco on the Upper East Side two nights in a row. After eating at Campagnola Tuesday, she returned to Elio’s last night — where she reportedly flouted the city’s vax mandate this weekend https://t.co/UHl2B2HUSn pic.twitter.com/6OaQPaDgN0
— Jake Offenhartz (@jangelooff) January 27, 2022