18 Yr Old Charged in Anti Gay Dating Ambush
Abdulwareth A. Alahmad – Photo: Ellisville Police Department An 18-year-old man has been charged in a suspected hate-motivated attack after allegedly using a gay dating app to lure a victim to a park in Ellisville, Missouri. According to charging documents cited by KMOV , the victim was lured to Bluebird Park to meet a man named Adam, whom he’d met through the app. When the victim arrived at the park around 2:20 a.m. on October 21, the man he believed was “Adam” — identified by police as Abdulwareth Alahmad — told him, “I actually hate gay people.” Four others then emerged from nearby bushes, and the group began punching the victim in the head and torso. When he fell to the ground, they continued punching and kicking him. Prosecutors say the group hurled homophobic slurs and demanded the victim’s keys and possessions. The victim dropped his iPhone 16 during the attack but escaped in his car. The phone was later found smashed at the park. The victi...
