Manhunt Underway for Angry Guy for Play-Doh Pummeling of 2 Teens| Crime Alert 6PM 04.30.2025

Florida authorities are hunting for an angry male adult, and a blue Honda with a hearth-shaped sticker on the rear bumper after innocent child's play with Play-Doh turned into a brutal beatdown of a kid. 

A father-son duo is accused of beating a New Jersey dad to death when he tries to confront the son over an alleged assault of his daughter.  Plus, a thermostat spat lands an octogenarian behind bars.  Jennfer Gould reports. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Jennifer Gould.
What started as innocent playtime with Plato turns into a
brutal assault that has Florida police hunting for a suspect.
A grown man allegedly chased down and violently attacked two
young boys for flicking the modeling clay near the street,

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leaving one kid with cuts and scratches after being punched
and even stomped on. The bizarre and disturbing incident unfolded
at the Millennium Apartment complex in Fort Myers, triggering a
man hunt for the driver of a blue Honda. According
to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, the victims, including thirteen
year old Julian Torres, were walking along Three Oaks Parkway.

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The boys were casually throwing pieces of Plato towards the
road when one piece inadvertently hit a blue Honda with
a pink heartsticker on the rear bumper. Julian tells Gulf
Coast News what happened next.

Speaker 2 (00:59):
My friends through a piece in the road and there's
a car like coming like really fast, and like it
kind of like hit the Plato, and I guess the
guy got upset, and he did a whole U turn
around the whole entire practice back to the community.

Speaker 1 (01:12):
After making the U turn, the suspect began pursuing the kids.
The boys, sensing danger, started to run, but the driver
allegedly caught up to Julian. Witness accounts say the attacker
yelled at the terrified kids, accusing them of throwing rocks.
The unknown male then allegedly punched Julian in the face
with a closed fist, causing him to fall. The attacker

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then reportedly continued to punch the defenseless team before standing
up and stomping on his face. The second boy witnessing
the beat down tried to intervene, but was also reportedly
hit before he managed to run to an apartment complex
office for help. The Lee County Sheriff's Office has made
it clear that this act of alleged road rage against

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children is unacceptable and say the man in the video
faces several tell any charges, including child abuse. Authorities have
also released witness footage showing the suspect, described as possibly
a Latin male, standing approximately five feet nine inches tall
with an average build. He was wearing a black shirt
and tan board shorts. The car they're looking for is

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a blue four door Honda with a pink heart shaped
sticker on the rear bumper. The Lee County Sheriff's Office
is urging anyone with information to come forward. You can
call crime Stoppers at one eight hundred seven eight zero
tips or call the Sheriff's office directly at two three
nine four seven seven one thousand. More crime and justice

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news After this, a plea for justice turns into a
horrific homicide in South Jersey, leaving his father dead after
confronting the teen accused of assaulting his daughter, Louis Gus

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Serbek fifty four accompanied his daughter to the doorstep of
Eric Hannah and his seventeen year old son, identified only
as JH, to address the alleged sexual assault. Instead of dialogue, though,
a brutal father son beat down ended Serbik's life in
a shocking eruption of violence. Serbick's heartbroken brother, Christopher, spoke

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to ABC six News.

Speaker 2 (03:25):
He literally Ladies' life down for a daughter.

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The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office detailed a grim sequence of events.
Sirbek's daughter reported that JH had allegedly assaulted her at
the Hannah home the previous day. Driven by a father's
protective instinct, Serbicks sought to speak with the elder Hannah,
but when the seventeen year old answered the door, the
situation explosively devolved into a physical altercation. Prosecutor's alleged jh

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unleashed a savage attack, repeatedly smashing a metal baseball bat
into Serbick's head. Serbek's daughter was also reportedly struck in
the head by the teen. Amidst the chaos. Adding to
the brutality, the elder Hannah allegedly joined the phrase, striking
Serbek in the back of the head with a metal flashlight.
The teen reportedly sustained some facial injuries in the melee,

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a minor consequence compared to the fatal injuries inflicted on Serbek.
By the time police and paramedics arrived in Vinelan, Serbek
was critically wounded. He was rushed to a local hospital
prept for a life light, but tragically died of his
injuries on the way. In a gut wrenching twist, Christopher
revealed that Serbik and Hannah had been lifelong friends of

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the family. Hannah and jh were both apprehended and are
facing homicide and weapons charges. The teen also faces an
aggravated assault charge for the alleged attack on Sirbek's daughter.
Hannah is currently locked up in Cumberland County Jail, while
his son is in a juvenile detention facility awaiting a
decision on if he will be tried as an adult

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or this deadly doorstep confrontation and finally talk about a
chilly reception, An eighty seven year old Florida man was
hauled off to the slammer after a heated show down
with his wife over the thermostat. Cop Say Charles Ingram
and his eighty five year old wife reportedly locked horns
when she dared to mess with the thermostat, aiming for

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a cooler vibe, according to the arrest affidavit. Apparently, though
this ac argument was long simmering and it finally boiled over,
Cop Say Ingram's storms back into their home and allegedly
went full force, shoving her away from the thermostat and
against the wall. And this is not Ingram's first brush
with the law either. His rap sheet stretches back decades,

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featuring prior battery convictions. And even a felony welfare fraud
bee from way back in eighty five. So the lengthy
history means this current domestic battery charge was bumped up
to a felony. So now he is really feeling the heat.
For the latest crime and justice news, follow the Crime
Alert hourly update on your favorite podcast app With this

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crime Alert, I'm Jennifer Gould. How could a beautiful, young
first grade teacher be stabbed twenty times, including in the back,
allegedly die of suicide? Yes, that was the medical examiner's
official ruling after a closed door meeting. He first named

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it a homicide. Why what Happened to Ellen Greenberg? A
huge American miscarriage of justice. For an in depth look
at the facts, see What Happened to Ellen on Amazon.
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