A Florida man is under arrest and two others remain at large after they allegedly kidnapped, stripped, beat, and robbed a man who had arranged a hookup with one of them on Instagram.
20-year-old Matthew Evans is charged with felony kidnapping and attempted robbery. The alleged attack happened last week near the Sebastian River Landing clubhouse in Sebastian, Florida.
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According to the victim, whose identity has not been released, he had agreed to pay Evans $50 for a quickie. They arranged to meet in the club parking lot inside the gated community at 11 PM on the evening of November 18. Evans pulled up in a car and the man got in.
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Before the victim could register what was going on, Evans allegedly put him a choke hold and began shouting antigay slurs at him as a getaway driver of the car sped off down the dark street and out of the gated community.
The TCPalm reports:
They drove about a quarter-mile east and parked at San Sebastian Park, where another man with a handgun was waiting, the warrant said. Evans and the man with the gun demanded the $50 and punched the accuser in the face until he blacked out, breaking his nose and leaving him with a depression in his cheekbone, according to police. His sweatpants, cellphone and the money were gone by the time the man walked home 20 minutes later and called 911, according to a detective.
When police arrived at the victim’s home, he was in bad shape, his face swollen and bleeding.
Police were able to track Evans down through his Instagram profile. He is currently being held without bail.
The alleged gunman and the getaway driver still remain at large.
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QueerTruth
Sad on all counts. But another reason why men shouldn’t be trying to hire boys for sex cuz that’s illegal too.
Chrisk
Ilegal in the sense like smoking pot or getting prescription drugs over seas. This could’ve been any Grindr hook up as well
QueerTruth
ChrisK… could have been…. but it wasn’t, was it?
crowebobby
What parallel universe do you live in where 20-year-olds are “boys”?!
Chrisk
Find yo glasses Bobby and settle down.
Ajs33308
The truth is there is always a risk present with any kind of encounter. You common sense when arranging clandestine encounters. As stated before being gay there are those that HAVE to secretly meetup. As far as paying, to each their own again sometimes the only option. This is definitely not just a gay issue. Seen similar in newspaper.
Josiah Freshmount
The dude is hot so I can see why he took the chance. But this nothing new. This kind of things happens in gay bars too it isn’t just an internet thing.