Prosecutors file charges against 5 teens, adult for ‘brutal' Tampa dog park attack
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Five minors who were arrested after assaulting another teenager at the Davis Island Dog Park earlier this month have been charged as adults, according to prosecutors.
On Feb. 13. the five suspects approached a pickup truck where the victim was sitting.
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The State Attorney's Office for the 13th Judicial Circuit said cell phone videos captured at the scene showed the suspects pulling the victim out of the truck and beating him repeatedly until he lost consciousness.
Prosecutors reviewed the videos of the incident and have charged the five juveniles as adults. An additional perpetrator who was already 18 will also be charged.
The individuals involved and their charges are as follows:
Owen Callahan, 17, charged with attempted murder in the first degree
Jacob Ely, 17, charged with attempted murder in the first degree, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and throwing a deadly missile at or into a vehicle.
Joseph Gesuale, 16, charged with attempted murder in the first degree, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Jace Villanueva, 16, charged with attempted murder in the first degree, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
Grayson Shearer, 16, charged with attempted murder in the first degree
Orian Robinson, 18, charged with Felony battery, and burglary.
Prosecutors will request a judge to hold the defendants behind bars until trial, which will be decided over the next few days.
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