Brandon McNamara, 25, was charged with 10 counts of assault and harassment as hate crimes.

Suspect Turns Himself In After Brutal Bashing Outside a Brooklyn Gay Bar

The NYPD has arrested a suspect in connection with an alleged anti-gay assault at a popular Brooklyn gay bar last weekend.

Brandon McNamara, 25, was arrested yesterday for the brutal beating of two gay men last Sunday, September 23 outside Metropolitan Bar in Williamsburg. McNamara was charged with 10 counts of assault and harassment as hate crimes, since witnesses allege he hurled homophobic slurs at his unnamed victims, ages 29 and 34.

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

Police say McNamara punched the 34-year-old victim in the face, prompting him to lose consciousness and fracture his shoulder, reports NBC News. The younger victim was treated for a broken finger at a local hospital.

After news of the assault broke earlier this week, NYPD detectives prompted New Yorkers on social media for help identifying the assailant.

NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot F. Shea cited authorities’ “partnership with the community” as the reason McNamara was located and apprehended so swiftly. (The New York Post reports that McNamara turned himself in around 8am on Wednesday.)

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

“Grateful to those who contacted @NYPDTIPS & assisted the Hate Crimes T.F. quickly apprehend Brandon McNamara,” he tweeted. “#YourCityYourCall”