JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A man looking for help after he said he was attacked by four other men in Jacksonville Beach found himself in the back of a police car. That\u2019s after he told a store clerk and police he had been trying to meet up with a minor for sex, according to an incident report. <\/p>\n
On June 17, 43-year-old Jadesadapatch Keawsend told Jacksonville Beach Police that he planned to meet up with the child at Gonzales Park for sex after first communicating on the Grindr App.<\/p>\n
When he arrived at Gonzales Park, the police report states that he was approached by four men, who then allegedly attacked him.<\/p>\n
The report states that one of them struck him in the back of the head and neck with a fist and forearm three times. The report says that Keawsend then ran towards the Circle K on Beach Boulevard and told the store clerk there he had been assaulted. He also told the clerk he was attempting to meet up with a juvenile when the assault happened, according to the report.<\/p>\n
[DOWNLOAD: <\/b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a>]<\/b><\/p>\n Grace Tyler lives in Jacksonville. She does not agree with members of the public who are not police taking legal matters into their own hands. <\/p>\n \u201cI understand their motives behind it. But it\u2019s not their job to go ahead and do that,\u201d said Tyler.<\/p>\n We told you about an uptick in local cases like this back in February, showing people looking to meet up with minors being lured in by vigilantes who confronted them.<\/a> <\/p>\n Detective Ryan Ellis with the Human Exploitation Group at the Clay County Sheriff\u2019s Office says these private attempts to catch a predator can be extremely dangerous for the vigilantes and the public.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes these groups can confront people who are armed with firearms. They\u2019re violent individuals, have extensive criminal histories,\u201d said Ellis.<\/p>\n Jacksonville Beach Police told Action News Jax that this is the first time this year that they have dealt with a case like this. It\u2019s unclear if the four men have been caught or charged.<\/p>\n