Boy, 13, filmed being taught very painful lesson after he hurled Play-Doh at strangers' cars

Daily Mail​

29-04-2025

A teenager was brutally stomped on by an unknown man after throwing Play-Doh at his car.
Julian Torres, 13, had been playing with the modeling toy with his friends in Three Oaks, Florida, when the incident unfolded.
According to Torres, one of his friends threw a piece at a nearby road, which struck a car.
Footage then showed the occupant of the vehicle, a man who has not yet been identified, stomping on Torres after U-turning and coming back to the teens.
Speaking with WPBF, Torres said: 'So we started like throwing it in the road. There wasn't really cars there, but we were just like throwing in the road.
'And one of my friends threw a piece in the road, and there was a car, like, coming on like really fast, and, like, it kind of like hit the Play-Doh.'
Torres had attempted to hide from the man when he saw the car turn around, but he caught up with him and lashed out at the youth.
Speaking with officers after the incident, Torres told deputies he had tried to run from the man when he fell, prompting the assault.
Torres, seen here, had attempted to hide from the man when he saw the car turn around, but he caught up with him and lashed out at the youth
Lee County Sheriff's Office said another boy was also punched in the hand, and then ran off to an apartment complex office for help.
Trish Routte, of Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, told the outlet: 'The passenger in the car loses his mind and instructs the driver to pull over.
'The passenger gets out of the car and immediately starts attacking these juveniles. These are kids.
'This is a grown man getting out of a car, attacking children. After he lays hands on them, he gets back in the car, leaves in a blue car.'
According to Crime Stoppers, the man in the clip is facing several felony charges which include child abuse.
Local man Troy Sinopoli also spoke with WPBF and said that after seeing the clip he should be charged with assault on a minor.
He said: 'The guy was saying, what would you do? I mean, that's why you have insurance and the police, so let them take care of it.
'It's not his job to step in that situation. So what do you think should happen to the guy? Definitely charged with assault on a minor. Kid's a lot smaller than him, too.'
Another local, known only as Maureen, added: 'Kids should not be throwing things. Because if they caused an accident because they were throwing stones at somebody's car or something, then who's at fault?
'"It had happened to me back in Ohio one time. Kids were out there throwing snowballs, and they hit the side of my car and scared the hell out of me.
'It was in the dead of winter, and I swerved over, and it was like I was lucky I was a lot younger. Your reflexes are a lot better.'
The driver's vehicle has been described as a blue four-door Honda that had a pink heart sticker on the rear of it.
Anyone with information about the man or the vehicle are urged to contact Crime Stoppers.