Teens arrested for jacuzzi ambush on dad after TikTok stunt goes horribly wrong

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Key points

• Medina works full time as a chef for Lutheran Social Services, preparing meals for roughly 70 to 75 homeless men in San Bernardino.
• One of the suspects' fathers first reached out to the victim, Greg Medina, on Facebook and informed him his son was involved in the Aug.
• "They were very respectful, the fathers were very respectful as well, " Medina informed The California Post.
• The phone cost more than $1, 000, and Medina had just finished paying it off.
• The 48-year-old has additionally had to miss work and lose capital while recovering.

If this is what passes for TikTok content, it is straightforward to see why some residents hate the app.

Two 13-year-old boys were arrested Friday after allegedly turning a California dad's relaxing jacuzzi soak into a violent stunt, with one kicking him in the back of the head and the other stealing his iPhone. The boys were turned in by their parents.

One of the suspects' fathers first reached out to the victim, Greg Medina, on Facebook and informed him his son was involved in the Aug. 14 attack in San Bernardino. He then took the boy to jail and turned him in.

Medina afterwards met both teens, their fathers and other family members at the jail. The boys apologized, and Medina shook hands with them.

Medina remarked he afterwards learned the teens had been trying to film something for TikTok when they attacked him.

According to Medina, they took his phone so he would not be able to call the police.

"I was glad to get an answer, but disappointed TikTok was the reason." The attack was captured on surveillance video.

Medina was sitting in the jacuzzi when one of the teens approached from behind and delivered a hard kick to the back of his head.

For context, the second boy then reached down and grabbed Medina's phone from the concrete. The teens never remarked anything to him, Medina stated. They laughed. "They thought it was funny to do this to me." The boys additionally laughed as they ran away. Medina never obtained his phone back.

Notably, the teens ditched his new iPhone somewhere after taking it, he remarked.

In practice, the phone cost more than $1, 000, and Medina had just finished paying it off.

While his glasses were broken during the attack, his AirPods were additionally lost. The kick sent Medina to the emergency room with a concussion. He was afterwards diagnosed with "post-concussion syndrome" and continues to suffer from headaches and dizziness.

Notably, the 48-year-old has additionally had to miss work and lose capital while recovering.

Medina works full time as a chef for Lutheran Social Services, preparing meals for roughly 70 to 75 homeless men in San Bernardino. His workday starts at 5 a.m. And typically ends around 1 or 2 p.m. He is additionally a full-time father to his 12-year-old daughter, Emmy.

After a long day of work, the jacuzzi was supposed to be his chance to unwind.

Instead, Medina was left injured, robbed and facing a recovery that has kept him away from work. He had to miss work Friday and remarked he would miss Saturday as well.

"You're doing this and you're not realizing that there's a real person behind this."

In practice, the teen accused of delivering the kick was booked into Juvenile Hall on robbery and battery charges. The other teen was booked on robbery charges. Neither suspect has been identified since they are minors. For Medina, their arrests brought peace of mind.

"I don't have to worry about them being out on the streets now, there is a sense of relief from that."

Taken together, the developments around teens arrested for jacuzzi ambush on dad after TikTok stunt goes horribly point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.