Two Lower Burrell men, who police say are members of the Pagans motorcycle gang, are being held in the Westmoreland County jail on $300,000 bond following a January assault at Mogie’s Irish Pub.
Robert Browne, 27, and Devin Colucci, 25, face charges of assault, robbery, theft, harassment, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.
Colucci was additionally charged with possessing a prohibited weapon.
All charges were held for court at a preliminary hearing Tuesday, March 31, according to the district attorney’s office.
The 70-year-old victim told police that on Jan. 22 Browne and Colucci beat him up, ripped his shirt off and broke his glasses.
According to a criminal complaint, surveillance footage from the bar verified the events and showed Browne wearing a knit cap with “Pagan” on it and a hoodie with an “SS” symbol.
The victim told police he was wearing an “Outlaw OMG” shirt. Symbols on the shirt he described to police are common references to the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, a rival of the Pagans.
He told police he was eating lunch at the pub and that two other men affiliated with the Pagans were there.
About 10 minutes later, he said Browne and Colucci showed up.
The man told police he then got his food to-go and left, but that Browne and Colucci followed him into the parking lot.
He then went back into the bar’s restaurant and spoke to Colucci, who told him “you know you are not (expletive) leaving here with that shirt on.”
Colucci then told him the bar and the victim’s house were in Pagans territory and he wasn’t allowed there, according to the complaint.
They then went back to the bar area.
Colucci pulled him from the bar and Browne ripped his shirt off “leaving the two sleeves still on his arms,” he told police.
He fell to the ground, where he was kicked in the head, neck and groin, according to the complaint.
Police were able to identify the men on video from previous interactions, the complaint states.
Colucci was arrested on March 5 during a traffic stop, where he was found with a handkerchief with a metal padlock tied to it — a known Pagan weapon used for striking people, according to the complaint.
Colucci has an additional $25,000 bond for the weapon charge.
The men’s formal arraignments are scheduled for May 20.