# Man slashes 13-year-old boy's neck at Daytona Beach Boardwalk

> Florida man sentenced to 45 years for slashing 13-year-old boy's neck.
- Title: Man slashes 13-year-old boy's neck at Daytona Beach Boardwalk
- Summary: Florida man sentenced to 45 years for slashing 13-year-old boy's neck. 44-year-old Jermaine Lynn Long pleaded no contest to attempted second-degree murder…
- Keywords: jermaine lynn long, sullivan sully clarke, volusia county, daytona beach boardwalk, attempted second-degree murder, aggravated battery, 45 years prison, daytona 500 races, slingshot ride, neck slash, child injury, prison sentence
- Source: Law & Crime — https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-who-slashed-13-year-old-boys-neck-all-the-way-down-to-the-meat-as-child-looked-up-at-slingshot-ride-is-headed-to-prison
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- Topics: jermaine lynn long, sullivan sully clarke, volusia county, daytona beach boardwalk, attempted second-degree murder, aggravated battery, 45 years prison, daytona 500 races, slingshot ride, neck slash, child injury, prison sentence
## Jermaine Lynn Long
44-year-old Florida man sentenced to 45 years behind bars for attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery.
## Sullivan 'Sully' Clarke
13-year-old boy who was slashed across the neck with an edged weapon at Daytona Beach Boardwalk.
## Daytona Beach Boardwalk
Tourist destination where Long slashed Clarke's neck during a slingshot ride incident.
## Attack Details
Clarke was stabbed with a box cutter and silver knife while looking at phone after Daytona 500 races.
## Injuries
Clarke received 13 stitches and still has a neck scar from the attack.
## Family Impact
Clarke's mother described witnessing brother's neck severed as he asked if he would bleed out or die.
## Father's Reaction
Clarke's father saw neck gashed open and said it was senseless to attack a 13-year-old boy.
## Long's Defense
Long admitted to putting hands on victim but denied cutting throat, claimed drug influence.
## State Attorney's Statement
R.J. Larizza called Long "an extremely dangerous individual" now off streets for 45 years.
## Previous Incident
Long reportedly attacked someone with sledgehammer earlier that day but not arrested.
## Sentencing
Long pleaded no contest to attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery along with six other charges.
## Consequence
Long is headed to prison for decades after slashing 13-year-old boy's neck.
## Key takeaway

44-year-old Jermaine Lynn Long pleaded no contest to attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery after slashing Sullivan 'Sully' Clarke's neck at Daytona Beach Boardwalk.