NOW ONLY ON WESH TWO. TONIGHT WE ARE TALKING WITH THE FAMILY OF ONE OF THE TEENS ARRESTED AT ICON PARK SATURDAY NIGHT, JESSIE PAGAN AND I’M LINDSAY LOHAN, THEY SAY THE DEPUTY WHO ARRESTED THAT YOUNG BOY USED EXCESSIVE FORCE BY SLAMMING HIM TO THE GROUND, AND THE BOY AND HIS FAMILY SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH WESH TWO. PATTRIK PEREZ, WHO IS LIVE NEAR ICON PARK, WITH THE DETAILS. PATRICK. YOU HAVE VIDEO OF THAT TAKEDOWN WAS CAUGHT ON MULTIPLE CELL PHONE CAMERAS. IT IS SPREADING ONLINE RIGHT NOW. THE FAMILY SAYS WHAT HAPPENED WAS HEARTBREAKING AND EMBARRASSING, AND THEY HOPE TO GET SOME ACCOUNTABILITY. EXCLUSIVE NEW VIDEO SHARED WITH WESH TWO NEWS SHOWS THE MOMENTS IN ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY TOOK DOWN A TEEN DURING A SO-CALLED TAKEOVER OF ICON PARK SATURDAY NIGHT. I’M DOING I’M DOING A LITTLE GOOD. YEAH, BUT MY BACK HURT AND MY LEG STILL HURTING. BUT THAT’S IT. 14 YEAR OLD SEQUOYAH SAYS JUST MOMENTS BEFORE, HE WAS DEFENDING HIMSELF FROM A TEEN WHO HAD PICKED A FIGHT WITH HIM. HE THOUGHT THE DEPUTY WAS JUST ANOTHER TEEN, ALSO TRYING TO THROW IN SOME PUNCHES. HENCE HIS NAME. SO I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING JUMPED, BUT I WASN’T. I LOOKED BEHIND WAS A COP. I TRIED TO STOP. HE JUST. HE JUST GOT ME. SO I GOT BACK UP AND I WAS JUST RIGHT HERE. STILL, HIS FAMILY SAYS HE WAS CHARGED WITH RESISTING ARREST WITHOUT VIOLENCE, AND THEY ALLEGE THE DEPUTY USED EXCESSIVE FORCE. I BELIEVE ONCE ONCE HE GOT HIM ON THE GROUND, ONCE HE TACKLED HIM. AND I FEEL LIKE HE COULD HAVE JUST CUFFED HIM FROM THERE. HE PICKED HIM UP AND HE SLAMMED HIM TO GRANDMOTHER TAMIKA. MARTELLE WORRIES HE COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY HURT. THEY’RE NOT MEAN. THE CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, IF HE HAD CHILDREN, HE. I’M PRETTY SURE HE WOULDN’T WANT NOBODY TO TREAT HIS CHILDREN THAT WAY. DURING SATURDAY NIGHT’S TAKEOVER, THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED EIGHT OTHER TEENS, RANGING IN AGES FROM 13 TO 16. TWO DEPUTIES ALSO SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. LITERALLY, WHERE DID THEY GET OUT OF IT? YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE WENT TO JAIL. SO I DON’T I DON’T REALLY SEE THE DRAW TO IT. SO MAYBE MAYBE MOST MATURE TEENAGERS WILL SEE. I DON’T REALLY WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN ANY OF THIS. I’M SURE A MAJORITY OF THE KIDS WHO WENT THERE DIDN’T DIDN’T GO THERE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS, BUT A LOT OF THEM DID. AND THE FAMILY TELLS ME THE ARRESTING DEPUTY ENDED UP APOLOGIZING TO THEM ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, BUT THEY STILL PLAN TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. I DID REACH OUT TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE TONIGHT TO GET THEIR COMMENT ON THIS, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK JUST YET. WE’LL KEE
Teen’s family alleges deputy used excessive force during Icon Park ‘takeover’ arrest
Updated: 10:48 PM EDT Apr 27, 2026
The family of a 14-year-old boy arrested during a so-called “takeover” at Icon Park Saturday night is alleging an Orange County sheriff’s deputy used excessive force when taking him into custody.Exclusive video shared with WESH 2 News shows the moments the deputy took down the teen during the incident, which was captured on multiple cellphone cameras and widely shared on social media.Tavorian Dade, 14, said he is still feeling the effects of the takedown.”I’m doing a little good, but my back is kind of hurting. My leg’s still hurting, but that’s it,” Dade said.Just moments before the deputy intervened, Dade said he was defending himself from another teen who had picked a fight with him. He said he thought the deputy was just another teen trying to throw punches.”He didn’t say his name, so I thought I was getting jumped. But I wasn’t. I looked behind me. It was a cop. Then I tried to stop, and then he just got me. So after that, I got back up, and I didn’t resist right then and there,” Dade said.Despite that, his family said he was charged with resisting arrest without violence. They allege the deputy used excessive force during the arrest.Dade’s grandmother, Tamika Martel, said the deputy went too far.”I believe once he got him on the ground, once he tackled him, and I feel like he could have just cuffed him from there. He picked him up, and he slammed him ,” Martel said.She worries her grandson could have been badly hurt.”They’re not grown men. They’re children. If he had children, I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t want about nobody to treat his children that way,” Martel said.During Saturday night’s takeover, more than 1,000 teenagers descended on Icon Park for a “takeover” event publicized on social media, according to Orange County Sheriff John Mina. In all, 54 deputies responded to the park, and eight other teens, ranging in age from 13 to 16, were arrested. Two deputies also suffered minor injuries.”Hopefully, it’s just a trend that will end at some point because, literally, what do they get out of it? Some people went to jail, so I don’t really see the draw to it. Maybe most mature teenagers will see, ‘Well, I don’t really want to be involved in any of this,'” Mina said. “I’m sure a majority of the kids who went there didn’t go there to cause problems, but a lot of them did.”Mina said some of the charges are serious, including battery, resisting law enforcement, and battery on a law enforcement officer.”To the parents, I would say, invest your life in the lives of your children, know what your children are doing, and monitor their social media as well,” Mina said.The family said the arresting deputy apologized to them about what happened, but they still plan to file a complaint with the sheriff’s office.WESH 2 News reached out to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office about the family’s claims, but had not yet received a response as of Monday night.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —
The family of a 14-year-old boy arrested during a so-called “takeover” at Icon Park Saturday night is alleging an Orange County sheriff’s deputy used excessive force when taking him into custody.
Exclusive video shared with WESH 2 News shows the moments the deputy took down the teen during the incident, which was captured on multiple cellphone cameras and widely shared on social media.
Tavorian Dade, 14, said he is still feeling the effects of the takedown.
“I’m doing a little good, but my back is kind of hurting. My leg’s still hurting, but that’s it,” Dade said.
Just moments before the deputy intervened, Dade said he was defending himself from another teen who had picked a fight with him. He said he thought the deputy was just another teen trying to throw punches.
“He didn’t say his name, so I thought I was getting jumped. But I wasn’t. I looked behind me. It was a cop. Then I tried to stop, and then he just got me. So after that, I got back up, and I didn’t resist right then and there,” Dade said.
Despite that, his family said he was charged with resisting arrest without violence. They allege the deputy used excessive force during the arrest.
Dade’s grandmother, Tamika Martel, said the deputy went too far.
“I believe once he got him on the ground, once he tackled him, and I feel like he could have just cuffed him from there. He picked him up, and he slammed him [again],” Martel said.
She worries her grandson could have been badly hurt.
“They’re not grown men. They’re children. If he had children, I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t want about nobody to treat his children that way,” Martel said.
During Saturday night’s takeover, more than 1,000 teenagers descended on Icon Park for a “takeover” event publicized on social media, according to Orange County Sheriff John Mina. In all, 54 deputies responded to the park, and eight other teens, ranging in age from 13 to 16, were arrested. Two deputies also suffered minor injuries.
“Hopefully, it’s just a trend that will end at some point because, literally, what do they get out of it? Some people went to jail, so I don’t really see the draw to it. Maybe most mature teenagers will see, ‘Well, I don’t really want to be involved in any of this,'” Mina said. “I’m sure a majority of the kids who went there didn’t go there to cause problems, but a lot of them did.”
Mina said some of the charges are serious, including battery, resisting law enforcement, and battery on a law enforcement officer.
“To the parents, I would say, invest your life in the lives of your children, know what your children are doing, and monitor their social media as well,” Mina said.
The family said the arresting deputy apologized to them about what happened, but they still plan to file a complaint with the sheriff’s office.
WESH 2 News reached out to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office about the family’s claims, but had not yet received a response as of Monday night.