COOPER CITY, Fla. – Three men from Davie are facing various charges after deputies accused them of attacking an SUV driver on Griffin Road in Cooper City.
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According to court documents obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday, David Blade, 18, Brayden Baxter, 23, and Justin Zeller, 18, are all facing charges in connection with Monday’s incident. Jail records show they were taken into custody on Tuesday.
According to an arrest report from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the victim was driving in the 12400 block of Griffin Road when the driver of a “large pickup truck” began flashing the truck’s brights at him from behind.
Deputies said the victim told investigators that “the truck pulled alongside the (driver’s) side of his vehicle while stopped in traffic and a rear passenger threw water at him while yelling aggressively.”
The report states a man later identified as Blade “exited the vehicle and intentionally broke” the victim’s driver’s side mirror.
Blade is accused of reaching into the victim’s vehicle and hitting him, then deputies said he “proceeded to open the (driver’s) side door and forcefully remove (the victim) from the vehicle.”
Baxter and Zeller then got out of the truck and joined Blade “in repeatedly punching and kicking” the victim, deputies said.
Deputies said the victim called the assault “unprovoked” and said an independent witness, who didn’t know anyone involved, corroborated the victim’s account.
That witness, who was also stopped at the intersection of Griffin and Flamingo roads, said he heard the victim telling the men, “I’m sorry” as the trio beat him, the report states.
Deputies would later arrest Blade on charges of burglary with assault or battery and criminal mischief, while Baxter and Zeller are each facing a battery charge.
None of the men remained jailed as of Thursday evening.