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'Scumbags': Man brutally beaten, stomped on at wedding reception by father, son who have extensive violent criminal histories, authorities say
Image source: WOFL-TV video screenshot

'Scumbags': Man brutally beaten, stomped on at wedding reception by father, son who have extensive violent criminal histories, authorities say

In Daytona Beach, Florida, police on Friday night arrested a father and son accused of brutally beating a man at a wedding reception earlier this month, WOFL-TV reported, citing the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

What are the details?

Authorities said Joel O'Grady, 38, and Julian Falkinburg, 21, both of Sanford, were wanted on charges of aggravated battery for reportedly beating 36-year-old Tyler Kaltenbach during a fight at the Granville Farms wedding venue in Lake Helen on Sept. 3, the station said.

O'Grady and Falkinburg both have extensive violent criminal histories, authorities added to WOFL.

Image source: WOFL-TV video screenshot

The sheriff's office said in a statement that the pair were booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail, the station said, adding that O’Grady posted $100,000 bond and was released overnight while Falkinburg posted $50,000 bond and was released Saturday afternoon.

Conditions of their release require them to have no contact with Kaltenbach, WOFL added.

What allegedly went down?

According to a 911 call, Kaltenbach was found in the wedding venue's parking lot barely conscious, the station said.

Image source: WOFL-TV video screenshot

"This isn’t like a punch," Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood told WOFL. "This is, the guy goes down, and then you stomp on him 'til he’s unconscious. This could have very easily been a murder. Somebody could have ended up with significant brain damage. We see these things happen all the time."

The station said the victim and suspects know each other, but it's unclear what triggered the fight.

"They're our scumbags of the week," a man, presumably Chitwood, told WOFL off camera in regard to the suspects.

Now what?

Kaltenbach faces a long road to recovery and will have to undergo facial reconstructive surgery, Sara Howeller, his family's attorney, told the station.

"Dental work is going to be extensive," Howeller told WOFL. "All of his upper teeth were kicked out. Many of his lower teeth." She added to the station that "even after [Kaltenbach] was unconscious and not able to defend himself, [the attack] continued."

The following news report ran prior to the arrests of O'Grady and Falkinburg:

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Dave Urbanski

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