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Florida Firefighter Charged After Alleged Bat Attack on Teens Following 'Ding-Dong Ditch' Prank

Alex Michael Lutz is free on bond and on paid leave as police and his department investigate.

Overview

  • Home surveillance video, cited by police, shows Lutz sprinting after a golf cart, swinging a bat repeatedly, and shouting, “I will kill you.”
  • He faces six counts: two of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, three of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and one of criminal mischief.
  • Several teens suffered injuries including a dislocation, bruising, and swelling, and none of the minors were charged by officers at the scene.
  • Lutz turned himself in at the Lighthouse Point Police Department on Monday and bonded out of Broward County jail on Tuesday.
  • Lutz’s father called police and later told officers his son did not want to jeopardize his fire department job, and Highland Beach Fire Rescue placed Lutz on paid administrative leave pending an internal review.