NYPD: 5 charged in Staten Island brawl that left 1 with collapsed lung; victim allegedly wielded dumbbell

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Four individuals face gang assault charges following a wild brawl among housemates in Mariners Harbor that left a man with a collapsed lung, according to authorities.

That victim, 43-year-old Jose Sanchez, was charged in connection with the melee as well, accused of wielding a dumbbell, sources told the Advance/SILive.com.

The criminal complaint alleges that Sanchez, as well as defendants Edwin Ramirez, 24, Guadalupe Ramirez, 42, Irvin Ramirez, 22, and Patricia Vasquez, 37, participated in the brawl early on the morning of May 12 where they all lived on Van Pelt Avenue between Netherland and Forest avenues…

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