Bissonnette's alleged attackers outed as scammers who prey on the elderly

UPDATE 5: Buckle up, folks... this just got a lot bumpier.

The six men accused of assaulting TNT host and former NHLer Paul Bissonnette have reportedly been outed as scam artists who travel the country ripping off elderly clients with shoddy construction and paving work.

Bissonnette, of course, hosts the wildly popular Spittin' Chiclets podcast on the Barstool Sports Network, a network of sports related brands that has a rabid fanbase online. Those fans have managed to track down the alleged offenders (Henry Mesker, John Carroll, William Carroll, Danny Bradley, Edward Jennings and Sean Daley) online and have uncovered much more than they ever could have hoped for.

Allegedly the men are part of some weird nomadic clan called the 'Irish Travellers' who go door to door and pitch driveway paving services to elderly homeowners. They then perform shoddy work, over charge their customers and then move on the the next town. In order to avoid litigation they frequently shut down and open new businesses and use phony names to hide their identity.

In other words: They're scum bag scam artists.

Barstool fans uncovered a shocking amount of online complaints and news articles linked to these gentlemen, with some allegations that they make up to $100,000 a week perpetrating their scams. The group has been operating this way for generations and rarely create relationships outside of their own community. They have even created their own language. In a takedown by The Gainesville Sun there are allegations of inbreeding within the group... yeesh.

Take a walk through this thread if you dare (read up from the shared Tweet):

UPDATE 4: TMZ has leaked the mug shots of the six individuals arrested for assaulting TNT host and former NHLer Paul Bissonnette.

The Scottsdale Police Dept have ID'ed the men as Henry Mesker, John Carroll, William Carroll, Danny Bradley, Edward Jennings and Sean Daley.

Check it out:

Looking a little worse for wear there, boys. Meanwhile, Biz looked no worse off and even hosted a podcast less than 24 hours after the assault. 

Moral of the story: Don't mess with an NHL enforcer.

UPDATE 3: On today's episode of the Spittin' Chiclets podcast, Paul Bissonnette told the entire story and how things transpired on Sunday evening when he was assaulted in an Arizona restaurant.

From Biz:

"Crazy night. Still trying to process it all."

"I go to this place called Houston's... I go there about 3 or 4 times a week. Majority of the time I'm just by myself and I sit at the bar. It was packed in there so I went and waited and put my name in for a seat. I've gotten to know the staff pretty well and the manager and the assistant manager were all running court, trying to organize everything and give everyone what they need. Eventually I get called up to go to a seat, and I'm putting in an order and all of a sudden you could just hear a commotion at the bar area."

"So I look over and there's a gentleman in a red golf shirt along with about 9 other guys and he's being asked to leave... by the assistant manager. And this guy is just screaming in his face... and the whole restaurant is looking over like, 'what is happening?' Luckily that guy ended up leaving the restaurant... then the main manager is trying to calm these guys down and explain that if you don't have a seat in this area, you can't drink. You can see that it starts escalating. So this gentlemen in a lime green golf shirt starts putting his finger in the manager's face and backing him up into the bar and I'm kind of starting to look around and nobody's really getting up to do anything. This is a commotion with 9 golfers who are drunker than maggots and creating a scene and obviously don't like being told, 'No.' Like they wanna get a drink, they want it now and they ain't leaving without a fight."

"So I get up and I go over. And I grab the guy's arm and I say, 'Listen buddy, if you keep harassing and assaulting the staff here we're gonna go outside and we're gonna have problems.' And the moment that left my mouth the guy beside him starts throwing punches. And then next thing you know there was about 4 guys swinging at me. So we're in the middle of the bar area and we are just throwing. I'm eating punches, I get pushed against the bar, my shirt gets ripped off."

"I didn't want to get cornered, I wanted to be able to continue to back out... so we're all of a sudden now in the parking lot and they keep coming. They get me down and they're throwing punches, I'm able to get back up and I lose my shoe. I'm taking some and I'm giving some. I would say about the entire time there was about 5 - 7 of them... and I kept having to back pedal. If you go down then all of a sudden they're boot-fucking ya and you're done."

"We kind of rounded the corner and the bald gentleman who originally threw the first punch makes a bee-line and sprints past all the guys coming at me and I catch him with a nice right and buckled him. I was very, very, VERY, VERY happy about that but that seemed to re-ignite them. I make my way around the dumpster and four of them got me on the ground. If you get caught on the ground and they start kicking you in the head and if you go unconscious then you don't know what the consequences are. I ate three kicks, one in the neck, two in the head. Was able to get up and now at this point I have no shoes on... no shirt."

"So, I'm finally able to run into a CVS and they didn't come in the CVS... by the time the altercation was done they were able to book five of these guys and get them in jail. I'll get their names and this is gonna be a thing. I'll go after every single one of those fucks."

"I think the whole ordeal probably took about 3 or 3 and a half minutes, give or take 30 seconds. I just want to thank all the police officers, the ambulance and firemen who came over and helped me out and kind of got me back to normal to at least get home to sleep late in the night. Yeah, I was fucked up."

"Like I said, they got the five... there's one guy who's still out there. Thankful that they got it all on surveillance. But, I'm so fired up right now that I would be willing to waive every single charge if I could go behind a fucking barn somewhere and go 'em 1 v 1. Every fucking guy. One after another. I'm going to what I can to ruin these guys' lives. They're fucking assholes and I kind of want my vengeance at this point. Maybe things will change once I calm down."

- Paul Bissonnette

How's that for a story!?!?

Woooooooooooow!

Read below for our full telling of this story, published as events occurred.

UPDATE 2: An update from Biz himself!

Read below for our earlier reports on this developing story.

UPDATE: Barstool Sports, parent company of Paul Bissonnette's Spittin' Chiclets podcast, President Dave Portnoy has shared a message from Paul Bissonnette. As you might expect, Biz's self-confidence was on point.

Check it out:

Legend.

Now, to find the scumbags who jumped Biz and bring them to justice.

Read below for our earlier report on this developing story.

Whoa!

This just in from FOX News 10 in Arizona, former NHLer turned television analyst and podcast host Paul 'BizNasty' Bissonnette has been assaulted by six men in a Scottsdale, Arizona restaurant.

The assault took place yesterday evening and Bissonnette has been taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Scottsdale Police announced that the six men involved in the assault have been arrested.

More from FOX News 10:

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Former Arizona Coyotes player, podcaster and TNT hockey analyst, Paul Bissonnette, was assaulted by six men at a Scottsdale restaurant on Sunday night, the police department said.

The Nov. 24 assault happened at Houston’s restaurant near McDonald Drive and Scottsdale Road around 7:30 p.m.

"There was an altercation inside the restaurant with six adult men and the management. Reportedly, Paul Bissonnette tried to help management calm the men and get them to leave. The situation escalated to the men assaulting Paul Bissonnette both inside and outside of the restaurant," Scottsdale Police Sgt. Allison Sempsis said.

The six men were arrested and are accused of assault and disorderly conduct. They were not identified.

As for Bissonnette's injuries, Scottsdale Police wouldn't detail the severity, but say they're not believed to be life-threatening. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation.

No further information about the assault is available.

- FOX News 10

Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.