Event Brief
Sex Offender Charged in Daytona Beach Attack
Filed: Feb 18, 2026 at 7:03 PM ET
Summary: A 13-year-old boy survived a neck slashing by a registered sex offender on the Daytona Beach Boardwalk.
WHO: A 13-year-old boy and a registered sex offender
WHAT: Charged with slashing the boy's neck
WHEN: Feb 18, 2026 at 5:51 PM ET
WHERE: Daytona Beach Boardwalk
WHY: Random attack
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