Dayton man robbed while ‘mudding’

A Dayton man told officers he was “mudding” on the trails near Rip Rap Road Park on Saturday night when he was robbed and assaulted by three men.

At 8:55 a.m. Sunday, Dayton police were dispatched to the 3200 block of Needmore Road on an armed robbery complaint.

A 31-year-old man told police he was driving around in the mud in his truck for fun on Saturday night.

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He told officers he was hanging out by the river in front of a fire he made when three men rode up on all-terrain vehicles, a police report states.

After making small talk, one of the men left and returned on foot with a handgun and ordered the victim to strip and hand over all of his valuables, including his wallet, cell phone and car keys, according to the man’s statement. The men threw his clothes into the river.

The man said he was assaulted by the men but was able to get away by swimming across the river. He said the suspect with the gun climbed into his truck and drove off, but it apparently got stuck not far away.

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The man told police he found his truck struck in a large mud hole with a stick jammed between the driver’s seat and the accelerator, causing the vehicle and engine to continue to run.

The victim told police he would not be able to recognize the men again because it was dark. He also was unable to describe their ATVs, the report states.

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