The “Gilbert Goons” attacked and beat teenagers with near impunity for more than a year. Now a Scottsdale lawyer says he intends to make the gang members — and their parents — pay.
Richard Lyons on Thursday filed a lawsuit against 17 individuals he identified as Goons, accusing them of assaulting unsuspecting victims, recording attacks and sharing photos and videos of them on social media.
The lawsuit, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, also names 26 parents of 13 Goons who Lyons said were underage at the time of the attacks.
He described the Goons as a gang of mostly “rich, entitled white kids who want to be gangsters.” Lyons said the parents are legally responsible for their children’s actions.
“The young and completely innocent victims of these assaults suffered skull fractures, facial fractures, broken and missing teeth, concussions and other serious injuries,” Lyons said in a court filing.
“After many of the assaults, the Gilbert Goons continued terrorizing their victims by texting threats of further violence and even death threats … contacting the victim’s family members, driving by their homes and knocking on their doors,” Lyons alleged.