A 14-year-old was assaulted early Tuesday evening while driving a golf cart on the path between Harmony Village Apartments and Balmoral Apartments, police said.

Police are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the three suspects in the case, officials said. Detectives are interviewing witnesses and following up on potential leads, police said.
The suspects, all black males in their late teens, repeatedly kicked and punched the victim after demanding money from him, police said. The victim received minor injuries from the melee, which began when one of the juveniles punched the victim in the eye, police said.

The victim told police that he fought back and screamed in an attempt to get assistance, and eventually the three suspects fled into a nearby apartment complex, police said.

The suspects didn’t get any money nor did they get the golf cart the victim was driving, police said.

The suspects initially stopped the victim and asked for a ride to the Publix at the Wilshire Pavilion shopping center, police said. But the victim told them that was too far away, and that’s when one of the suspects put his arm around the victim’s neck and punched him in the eye, police said.

One of the suspects wore his hair pulled back in a pony tail which was possibly braided and wore a white T-shirt draped over his head from his forehead to the back of his shoulders, police said.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the city’s Crime Watch line at 770-487-6010. Callers may remain anonymous.
The victim was visiting the area from Cedar Rapids Iowa, police said.