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When a Butler County man pulled over to give a young couple a jump start on Friday evening, he thought he was just helping out two fellow motorists make their way home. What this good Samaritan didn’t realize, however, was that he’d just walked into a trap set by the couple and one other accomplice.

Ohioan Damon Wyatt, 46, said he was driving in Butler County around 11 p.m. when he noticed a minivan on the side of the road and a man and woman positioned next to it asking for a jump, WLWT reports.

Wyatt pulled over, and had just opened the hood of their car when suddenly he was grabbed from behind by a third individual and choked around the neck. The first man then proceeded to punch Wyatt in the face until he lost consciousness.

When Wyatt awoke, the three individuals were gone and Wyatt’s car was ransacked- oddly enough, nothing was stolen from his vehicle, not even his wallet.

He then drove to a nearby hospital for treatment and reported the incident to authorities. Now, area police are warning community members to contact police directly if they see stranded motorists, instead of offering their own services.

Investigations on the incident are still underway, and anyone with information is asked to contact Butler County police.

This article appears in Nov 6-12, 2013.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

4 replies on “Ohio Good Samaritan Lured into Trap and Beaten Unconscious When He Tried to Help a Couple Jump Start Their Car”

  1. I’ve stopped before to help people that were in trouble or needed a jump. I guess we’re at the point in society where we really shouldn’t be doing that anymore, or at least being on high-alert and able to defend yourself if you do choose to stop. Very sad that this is the state of the world we live in.

  2. What did the attackers look like? Age? Race? Sex of third “individual”? Why none of these details? Is the omission of race in journalism now officially code for “the attackers were minorities”?

  4. Here is an unfortunate tip…
    With todays vehicles vast amound of electronics you stand the risk of damaging that componentry every time you jump start someone else…That errant spark can act like an EMP and toast the closest computer and most cars these days have many!

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