3 hurt, 2 arrested in Inwood bar melee

Two men were arrested and a third is being sought after an assault on three other men during a melee outside an Inwood bar early Saturday morning, Nassau police said.

The assault took place in the parking lot of Carisma on Mott Avenue, police said, and apparently started with a large commotion in the bar's parking lot.

A 34-year-old man was set upon as he left the bar at 4:47 a.m., police said. He was hit in the face and head and knocked down by two men. As he lay on the ground, a third man hit him with a tire iron, police said. Officers arriving on the scene found two other assault victims, ages 23 and 32.

Two men were arrested in the assault -- Osvaldo Bonilla, 20, of Lawrence, and Richey Rodriguez, 23, of Inwood.

All three victims were taken to hospitals. The 34-year-old victim was treated for a fractured rib and released, and the 32-year-old was treated and released for numerous cuts and bruises. The 23-year-old remains in critical condition with blunt force trauma to his torso.

Bonilla was charged with second-degree assault, while Rodriguez -- who police said had struggled with officers upon his arrest -- was charged with second-degree assault and resisting arrest.

Both men were scheduled to be arraigned on Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead.

Police ask anyone with information about this case to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-244-TIPS.