LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. (WPLG) - A Florida firefighter is facing several felony charges after police accused him of a “violent attack” on a group of teenagers who pulled a prank at his house.

Investigators with the Lighthouse Point Police Department say the incident happened around 9 p.m. Nov. 23 at the home of 31-year-old Alex Lutz, who works for Highland Beach Fire Rescue.

A group of teenagers on a golf cart admitted to pulling a doorbell-ringing prank called “ding dong ditch” when an irate Lutz allegedly came running out of his house with a baseball bat and chased after them.

Investigators say when Lutz caught up to the teens, he began hitting them and the golf cart with the bat. Surveillance video showed the attack, along with audio of the teens “screaming in fear” as Lutz allegedly

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