A father went to a kids’ fun center with his son. Then cops say a man pummeled him
Update 9:30 a.m. Thursday: The man who police say punched a father to the ground in the middle of a Davie fun center was taken into custody Thursday morning. Courtney Wilson, 23, is being charged with aggravated battery that caused bodily harm, according to arrest records. He turned himself in, according to Miami Herald news partner CBS4.
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The video is very clear.
A father, who was holding his son’s hand, is punched to the ground by another man in the middle of a Davie fun center. Parents and kids could be seen watching the commotion.
On Wednesday, Davie police released the video of the Oct, 13 incident and said they have identified the attacker as Courtney Wilson, 23.
Detectives said they needed help finding Wilson, who also goes by PaperChasin Spitta, Alley Boy and ABGM Spitta.
“As the victim attempted to walk away from the offender, he was violently punched in the face,” police said in a news release. ”The victim was knocked unconscious as he fell to the floor all while holding his 8-year-old son’s hand.”
Police also shared another video of Wilson. This one showed Wilson rapping in a YouTube video titled Ambitions Of A THUG. The man in the video can be seen standing with guns, smoking what appears to marijuana and sticking out his middle finger.
The punch happened at Off the Wall, which has a trampoline park and arcade, at 9130 W. SR 84 in Davie.
The victim, who was not identified, was in the arcade with his son when Wilson approached him and claimed the man had taken his pre-paid game card, police said.
The father denied taking the card.
“When the victim told the offender that he didn’t know what he was talking about and did not have the game card, his path to the exit was blocked by the offender,” police said. “As the victim attempted to walk away from the offender, he was violently punched in the face.“
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and has since been released.
Police say Wilson is facing an aggravated battery charge.
This story was originally published December 4, 2019 at 10:51 PM.
