Surveillance footage captured the moment a New York City man pulled out a katana and attacked a group of men during a fight he said began when the gang urinated on his building and hurled racial slurs at him and his brother.
Brothers John and Max Ong said the fight broke out outside the Max Elizabeth Street building in Chinatown when a group of five men began urinating in the building on October 10, 2020.
The video showed during the fight that John pulled out a katana and slashed one of the men causing nerve and tendon damage.
Max said WABC He saw the men urinating in his building when he asked them to stop and they responded by calling him racist names.
“He said, ‘(racial slur) he’s calling his guys,'” Max said. ‘[The man] He said, ‘We’re going to have a gang fight.’ I said, ‘No, I’m going to call the police.’
The fight broke out outside Max’s Elizabeth Street building in Chinatown when a group of five men began urinating in the building on October 10, 2020.
Video shown during the fight John Ong pulled out a katana and slashed one of the men causing nerve and tendon damage.
John is able to retreat inside the building and grab the sword as the group begins to walk away.
Brothers John (left) and Max (right) Ong said the fight began when the gang urinated on their building and hurled racial slurs at them.
One of the men is then seen trying to urinate on Max when John comes out and that same man pushes John.
“He says, ‘Bring me my bag, I’m going to put an end to the (racial slur),'” Max said. “So my first reaction was to create some distance between him and his bag, and I pushed him and told him to leave.”
John was thrown against a fence, injuring his ribs, and Max’s legs and face were shattered.
“I heard my skull crack, my ears ring, and I passed out,” Max said.
Max called 911 for help, but they were unable to respond to the incident. During the 911 call, Max is heard saying, “I asked them not to urinate on my property and now they’re making fun of me.”
“They’re getting racist too… this guy called me an Asian idiot.”
The fight spills out onto the street, then John is able to retreat inside the building and grab the sword as the group begins to walk away.
The men turn around and John is able to land a punch on them as the fight begins again.
With the sword, Max and John chase the group to the end of the block, concluding the fight.
Max called 911 for help and said, “They’re getting racist too… this guy called me an Asian idiot.”
John was thrown against a fence, injuring his ribs, and Max’s legs and face were mangled.
Both brothers were charged for their roles in the fight, but none of the other men were charged.
Both brothers were charged for their roles in the fight, but neither were the other men.
Max accepted a no-jail deal, which includes five years of probation with a criminal record.
John’s sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday and he is considering a plea deal of two and a half years in prison for second-degree assault with a deadly weapon.
A spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told WABC: “The victim suffered significant injuries after being attacked with brass knuckles and a sword, including permanent damage to his nerves and tendons.”
“Our ongoing investigation, which included a review of all available surveillance video and eyewitness interviews, determined that there was no evidence to charge any other individuals at the scene with criminal conduct.”