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SECOND ARREST MADE IN LOTUS E-BIKE ATTACK, ARI BROOKS BOOKED

Ari Brooks

Now Mitchell Schuman and Ari Brooks, Seen On Video, Facing Charges In Boca Raton Boy Bike Incident.

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Ari Brooks, who lives in Lotus and was allegedly seen on the video where a young child e-bike rider was allegedly battered, is now facing multiple charges. Alleged co-defendant Mitchell Schuman was arrested earlier.

UPDATE: 4:23 p.m. Thursday, May 14th: Ari Brooks is charged with a third degree felony: robbery by sudden snatching. It carries a prison term of up to five years in prison. He is separately charged with battery.

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Just hours after Lotus homeowner Mitchell Schuman was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on felony charges related to his alleged attack on a child riding an e-bike in the West Boca Raton community, another man seen physically restraining the boy on video was also booked into jail. Ari Brooks was officially arrested and charged with robbery and battery.

Wrote prosecutors: “Brooks is observed on multiple occasions pulling (the child victim) away from (redacted) and restraining him against his will… Brooks is observed purposely witholding (the child victim’s) phone and making no effort to return his property.”

BocaNewsNow.com has learned that Brooks had been under investigation since police and prosecutors started reviewing video of the April 3rd incident posted by BocaNewsNow.com. Brooks is seemingly seen restraining the child multiple times and preventing him from accessing his cell phone. Depriving someone of a communication device in Florida is a crime. Touching someone who does not wish to be touched is also a crime.

Ari Brooks (tall with dark blue polo shirt) is now facing charges along with Mitchell Schuman in the Lotus E-Bike alleged attack.

Mitchell Schuman and Ari Brooks turned themselves into the Palm Beach County Jail at various times on Tuesday and Wednesday. We have learned that warrants were issued to all police departments in Florida for Mitchell Schuman and then Ari Brooks. It is unclear as of Thursday afternoon if the other adults seen and heard on the video are also being considered for charges.

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This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Read our previous coverage of the Lotus incident here.

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