Anthony Occhinero drunken monkey brawl

Anthony Occhinero, 25, of Dongan Hills has been charged with drunken driving in May, 2016. He pleaded guilty to charges in a fatal fight at Big Ang's former Drunken Money bar as seen in a court photo from 2014. (Staten Island Advance Photo)

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in connection with a fatal fight at the former Drunken Monkey bar now stands accused of lunging onto a car and swallowing a bag of cocaine while being arrested for drunken driving near the Outerbridge Crossing.

Anthony Occhinero of Vera Street in Dongan Hills was driving a grey 2002 Buick that was pulled over by the NYPD in a traffic stop at 3 a.m. near South Bridge Street and Arthur Kill Road in Richmond Valley, according to the criminal complaint.

During a frisk of Occhinero, an arresting officer found a clear plastic bag of cocaine in the suspect's pocket, the complaint alleges.



The officer then placed the zipper-style baggie on the trunk of the car while continuing his search of Occhinero.

The 6-foot-tall, 200-pound suspect "leaned forward and placed his mouth on said cocaine and... proceeded to eat it," the complaint says.

The suspect allegedly failed a breathalyzer test administered at the scene, blowing .10 when the legal limit is .08.

Occhinero, who allegedly was driving with a suspended license, attracted the attention of police when he struck a curb with the right rear tire after failing to signal as he made a right turn from Arthur Kill Road onto South Bridge Street.

Occhinero faces violations of driving while intoxicated, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and a charge of obstructing governmental administration, according to the complaint.

In 2014, Occhinero pleaded guilty to his role in a fight that ultimately resulted in the death of Abdou Cisse, a 46-year-old Drunken Monkey regular.

"Mob Wives" star Angela "Big Ang" Raiola was part owner of the Drunken Monkey.

Occhinero wasn't charged in connection with Cisse's death, but did face misdemeanor assault charges for punching and kicking a separate 39-year-old man inside the bar beforehand.

Stephen Fasano pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of Cisse.



Occhinero pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge and was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge and 35 hours of community service, according to Advance records.

The Drunken Monkey was shuttered in 2015 after it was discovered that Big Ang, a convicted felon, was a silent owner.