A man pulled a hatchet from his bag and used it to threaten others and smash the interior of a McDonald’s during a confrontation in New York on Friday, September 16, video shows.

Video filmed by Instagram user @nycforyou1998 shows the confrontation and incident at the McDonald’s on Friday.

The man, identified in news reports as Michael Palacios, was arrested on Friday and charged with criminal mischief, menacing, and criminal possession of a weapon, and was released without bail, reports said.

Palacios posted a message on Instagram regarding the incident, saying he was trying to purchase a drink when he was attack by a “gang” in the McDonald’s.

Palacios wrote on Instagram: "After the 5 minute police chase through the lower East side @nypd told me “that was fun chase”. They didn’t hurt me off the bike with their car as they tailed me in circles around Delaney. Traffic was weak and I couldn’t get out of the neighborhood I fell of my bike making a hair pin turn from the street to the sidewalk, landing on my shoulder and dislocating it. They took me to the hospital and than jail. And now I’m out. Some of you want me to go to jail? Already did! Haha. So Have a great day. Btw I came out the precinct and the cops gave me props. “dude you went viral!”. Oh word? So if they not that pressed, you mean ol’ people that involve politics in everything but cant pull themselves up from the side of a cliff will get blocked. Also you gun nuts are psychopaths. If I had a gun, I’d use it like an axe." Credit: @nycforyou1998 via Storyful

Video transcript

[CHATTER]

[MUTED]

[CHATTER]

[MUTED]

[SHOUTING]

[MUTED]

[SHOUTING]

- Relax, relax, relax, relax, relax. It's fine. Relax.

[SHOUTING]

- I ain't going to play. He looked like he about to [INAUDIBLE].

[MUTED]

- I said it.

[CHATTER]

- Bro, please, bro, bro--

- Back up.

- Oh. Oh.

- Oooh.

- No.

[THUD]

Oh.

[THUD]

Oh.

[MUTED]

[CHATTER]

[SHATTER]

- You better chill, boy.

[SHOUTING]

- Oh.

[SHOUTING]

- Get out.

- I got the grip.

- Oh. Oh.

[SHOUTING]

- Drop it. It's not funny.

- See, that's why I keep my knife on me all the time, man. Like this, you never--

[MUTED]

- I know.

[MUTED]

[SHOUTING]

[MUTED]

[CHATTER]

[LAUGHTER]

[MUTED]

[CHATTER]

[SHATTER]

[SHOUTING]

[CHATTER]

- Yo.

[MUTED]

[CHATTER]

[SHOUTING]

[MUTED]

[SHOUTING]

- Hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up.

[SHOUTING]