Man accused of slashing 13-year-old had violent incident earlier that day in Daytona Beach

News 6 has learned that Jermaine Long, the man accused of randomly attacking and slashing a 13-year-old boy’s throat in Daytona Beach over the weekend, had been questioned earlier that day by police for another violent act involving him swinging a sledgehammer at a man. Police reports show Long chased and hit a man with a sledgehammer that morning but was initially let go and given a trespass warning. When police finally arrested Long Saturday night after the attack on the teen outside the Slingshot ride, it was their third time that day responding to incidents involving him in the area around the Boardwalk and Main Street.