Sapulpa teenager attacked, case no longer in Sapulpa Police jurisdiction

Micah Choquette// July 15, 2020

With the white pop-up tent, beach balls, and bubbles floating around, you would’ve thought it was a normal family gathering at the park, maybe celebrating a birthday. But the crowd gathered there with a mission and a message.

Austin Hoover, left, and Stacie Reed, right. Austin was attacked in a case that has now been turned over to Creek Nation Tribal Police.

Austin Hoover is a 15-year-old Sapulpa native with dark hair colored pink. He was a quiet kid, his answers short and to the point, often just a single “yes, sir” or “no, sir.” But this quiet Sapulpa teenager became the talk of the town on July 7th, when he was attacked in the early morning hours by four male individuals—most of them teenagers as well—while a fifth one in the group recorded the incident. The assailants are all between the ages of 16 and 25, according to the family of the victim.

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