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Group faces felony charges after beating disabled man at forest bonfire

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM · 1 min read
Group faces felony charges after beating disabled man at forest bonfire — Winter Garden Government news

Four people are facing charges after a brutal beating at Tiger Bay State Forest in Daytona Beach.Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said the victim is physically disabled and was attacked during a bonfire at the park.The beating was captured on cell phone video. The sheriff released the video, but Channel 9 has decided not to show it because of its graphic nature.The four people arrested are:Cody Stripling, 18Logan Levesque, 18Sebastian Bowers, 19Casey Knight, 19Chitwood said the victim didn’t know anyone at the bonfire other than the friend he attended with.The sheriff criticized the group for targeting someone who couldn’t defend himself.The charges range from battery by strangulation to battery on a disabled adult. The person who recorded the beating is also facing charges.Chitwood said this is likely the third incident involving fights at parties in remote wooded areas of Volusia County. The Sheriff’s Office is working with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to

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