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Teen survives random throat-slashing attack on Daytona Beach Boardwalk, authorities say
Fox9 ^ | 2/17/26 | Camille Sarabia

Posted on 02/17/2026 11:35:44 AM PST by CFW

A Florida man has been arrested after officials say he intentionally cut a teenager's neck.

Sullivan Clarke, 13, survived the attack on Feb. 14 and is recovering from the injury, while the suspect remains behind bars.

The backstory: The Clarke family was walking along Daytona Beach Boardwalk back to their hotel around 10 p.m. on Valentine's Day. They had spent the day at the Daytona International Speedway.

Sullivan was on his phone, just feet away from his parents, when his mother, Lori, noticed a man walking toward him. In a split second, the man reached out and slashed the teenager's neck.

"I thought he was stealing Sully's phone," Lori Clarke said. "As soon as he slashed him, I yelled, and I said 'Hey!"

The situation was much more dire than a robbery. Sullivan’s father, Jerod, described the terrifying moment they realized how badly their son was hurt, saying he could see deep into the wound. Doctors later told the family that if the blade had gone just one millimeter deeper, Sullivan wouldn't have survived.

Sullivan believes looking up at the Slingshot ride at the perfect time is the only reason he is alive to tell his story. Because he turned his head, the blade hit the side of his neck instead of his windpipe or a major artery.

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It was only the grace of God that saved this teen from death.

The perp has a long criminal history and should not have been walking around free to harm others.

1 posted on 02/17/2026 11:35:44 AM PST by CFW
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Another racist hate crime the media will ignore.

Black on white violence is out of control and is becoming a national crisis.


2 posted on 02/17/2026 11:40:45 AM PST by Skwor
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Let me guess...long criminal history...mental issues...police were aware of his instability for many years...triggered by curly hair...it was a day ending in Y...


3 posted on 02/17/2026 11:40:55 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: CFW
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Don't worry, it has nothing to do with constant leftist race mongering.

/s

4 posted on 02/17/2026 11:40:58 AM PST by PGR88
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To: CFW

what would furry say?


5 posted on 02/17/2026 11:42:27 AM PST by bankwalker (Feminists, like all Marxists, are ungrateful parasites.)
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To: Frank Drebin

“Let me guess...long criminal history...mental issues...police were aware of his instability for many years...triggered by curly hair...it was a day ending in Y...”


All of the above, plus some.


6 posted on 02/17/2026 11:42:56 AM PST by CFW
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To: CFW

Aaaand the colored girls go: Do-da-do, do-da-do, do-do...take a walk on the wild side.


7 posted on 02/17/2026 11:44:28 AM PST by know.your.why
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To: Skwor
Here is the kid that was injured. Can you imagine the fear of the kid and his parents?!


8 posted on 02/17/2026 11:44:28 AM PST by CFW
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To: PGR88
The good news is, when Netflix inevitably remakes the Goonies...this guy is a lock for Sloth...


9 posted on 02/17/2026 11:45:07 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: CFW

The kids only 13. I thought it was illegal to not protect the names of minors.


10 posted on 02/17/2026 11:46:23 AM PST by know.your.why
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To: CFW

Here are the facts
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics 2021 National Crime Victimization Survey:

There were 480,030 violent crimes where Black offenders targeted White victims.

There were 106,460 violent crimes where White offenders targeted Black victims.

The White population in the U.S. is roughly 4.3 times larger than the Black population. So when adjusted for population size:

Black-on-White crime occurs at 1,067 incidents per 100,000 Black individuals.

White-on-Black crime occurs at 54 incidents per 100,000 White individuals.

That’s nearly a 20-to-1 ratio. And yet—this reality is virtually absent from mainstream media reporting.

The discrepancy continues in homicide data. According to the FBI (2021):

566 White victims were murdered by Black offenders.

447 Black victims were murdered by White offenders.

Again: Black offenders kill more White victims in raw numbers—despite Whites making up over 58% of the U.S. population and Blacks just 13%. In per-capita terms, the disparity grows even more stark.

There is a racism Problem in this country, and it is specifically black racism against whites. As a culture collectively black people are blatantly racist.


11 posted on 02/17/2026 11:48:58 AM PST by Skwor
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To: bankwalker

Probably a lot, but nothing of consequence.


12 posted on 02/17/2026 11:51:57 AM PST by sport
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To: CFW

Thanks be to God for saving that young man’s life.


13 posted on 02/17/2026 11:52:23 AM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: PGR88

If a white man did this to a random black child walking with his parents this would be a national news story. That this is not in the news shows the racism favoring brown people that happens every day in the leftist media.


14 posted on 02/17/2026 11:52:57 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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I don’t think anything will happen to him and neither does he.

The guy who murdered the girl on the train is probably running the streets again. Doing what he does best.


15 posted on 02/17/2026 11:55:13 AM PST by sport
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To: PGR88

Looks like another Great American.


16 posted on 02/17/2026 11:55:27 AM PST by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: Skwor

The leftist response to that statistical disparity is that black on white crime is more likely to be reported as such because of institutional racism.

IOW the counter-meme is already in place.


17 posted on 02/17/2026 11:56:56 AM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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“random” becuase one race is incapable of being racist. 🙄


18 posted on 02/17/2026 11:58:10 AM PST by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: Carry_Okie

Exactly, yet we know it is the very opposite, take DC where literally they were falsifying crime numbers and the media where they intentionally underreport black on white crime.

The truth is the actual black on white violence is much higher, we have a real problem in this country, and it is becoming a national level threat. One race of people is under attack by another, and it cannot be ignored anymore.


19 posted on 02/17/2026 12:00:28 PM PST by Skwor
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To: Paladin2
Boo Boo: "Is it 'them' again, Yogi?"

Yogi: "It's Always them, Boo Boo."

20 posted on 02/17/2026 12:01:47 PM PST by ExcursionGuy84 (Http://www.madeinusaforever.com/)
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