A Jacksonville Beach man who was preparing to leave for boot camp was punched in the head in a random attack, his anguished family said in a GoFundMe plea for support.
According to the post, Carson Tucker was walking with friends near a pier to take some pictures before leaving the following day when two men approached them from behind.
One of them “punched my nephew blindly in the back of his head, causing him to slam down head first on the concrete knocking his tooth out!” Tucker’s relative wrote.
The assailants also shoved another member of their group to the ground, according to the post.
Calling the assault “absolutely disgusting and horrific,” Tucker’s aunt said he “now has permanent damage to his face, affecting his career.”
“He has a long road ahead of surgery and new teeth,” she wrote. “He has saved up $1,000 of his own money, but his insurance doesn’t start until he goes to boot camp.”
The post asked members of the community to pass any information on the case to local law enforcement.