A confrontation over an electric bike in a suburban Boca Raton community has led to a second arrest and an escalation of the charges against a 62-year-old resident accused of assaulting a 13-year-old boy.
The April 3 incident took place at Lotus, an HOA community of 525 homes off Lyons Road west of Florida’s Turnpike. The dispute is said to have begun when resident Mitchell Schuman took issue with the way the boy was riding an e-bike and demanded that he stop doing “wheelies” and come with him to security. When the boy refused, Schuman threw a water bottle at him and took his cell phone, according to Palm Beach County sheriff’s reports.
A second review of the video of the incident by police resulted in Schuman facing a felony charge — robbery by snatching for taking the boy’s cell phone. The upgraded charge occurred on May 12, the day before Schuman was scheduled to appear before a judge on the misdemeanor charges. Schuman is now expected to contest the felony charge in court next month…