‘Animalistic’: 4 Florida teens arrested after ‘brutal beating’ puts man in ICU

POLK COUNTY Florida WESH Four teens are facing charges after a video shows them beating a -year-old man according to the Polk County Sheriff s Office It happened in Mulberry on May PCSO explained The victim was hospitalized in an intensive care unit with serious injuries to his face to include a broken nose broken jaw multiple lacerations and swelling PCSO mentioned in a news release The attack was first announced at around pm Monday night by the victim s wife but the victim was initially uncooperative with the assessment PCSO commented The video of the beating is hard to watch Sheriff Grady Judd declared in a news release The victim was knocked down with the first punch and rendered defenseless The persons of interest continued to attack the man they pummeled him repeatedly with a sickening rage On May the victim discussed details with the reviewing deputy PCSO disclosed The victim announced he was talking to a male at a Mulberry car wash on Church Avenue and was then confronted by four juveniles and beaten He explained when he woke up he walked back home Investigators located a witness and the four persons of interest along with cellphone video that proved the beating The persons were all arrested on May Eathan Ryne Simmons from Mulberry charged with attempted nd degree murder aggravated battery with bodily harm rioting and contributing to the delinquency of a minor Westlee Austin Davis II from Mulberry charged with attempted nd degree murder aggravated battery with bodily harm rioting and contributing to the delinquency of a minor A -year-old from Mulberry charged with attempted nd degree murder aggravated battery with bodily harm and rioting PCSO is requesting that he be charged as an adult Dalton Ivory Creach from Lakeland charged with rioting and contributing to the delinquency of a minor While being interviewed by detectives persons of interest revealed that they confronted the victim for bothering an autistic friend and they were protective of him PCSO explained The unknown autistic friend who was with another male were not participants in the attack but detectives are still working to identify these two males In a news conference Judd called the beating animalistic Judd sought the victim for permission to show the severity of his injuries and revealed a photo during the news conference The victim was intoxicated Judd announced and was trying to talk to a teen washing a car The victim sought if the teen was associated with the gang MS- Other teens indicated up and began beating the man They beat him without mercy Judd explained They were stomping him None of the teens had a criminal record prior to the beating Judd disclosed