NEW YORK (WINS) -- A former mob hit man from Brooklyn who was under witness protection in Florida after ratting out his bosses has blown his own cover.
The Daily News is reporting that Joey Calco, a killer for the Bonanno crime family's Bath Ave. crew, was running a pizzeria in Palm Coast under the name Joseph Milano.
But the man who served time for a pair of murders and testified against Bonanno consigliere Anthony Spero came to the attention of police in the Sunshine State when officials say he pistol-whipped two customers who complained about his calzone.
According to the News, the alleged attack was caught on tape and an investigation by a local newspaper turned up that Joey "Crazy Joe" Calco and Joseph Milano were one and the same.
The Daily News reports that following his arrest on two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, U.S. marshals and New York prosecutors have to decide whether Calco violated the terms of his release and should be relocated or thrown back in prison.
You can take the people out of Brooklyn.... but you can't take the Brooklyn out of people