Florida student with autism allegedly flees into a bathroom. Then a man enters their stall and does the unthinkable: ‘come back and get you’

A man has been arrested after allegedly chasing a Florida student with autism through a college dorm before ultimately cornering him in the bathroom and repeatedly flicking him in the face. Jack LaRoche allegedly filmed his assault of the student for content to post on his YouTube channel.

The incident occurred on August 22 at the University of North Florida. LaRoche stands accused of abuse of a disabled adult, false imprisonment, and giving a false name to law enforcement, as per lawandcrime.com.

Police spoke with the victim, who claimed he was followed by a man he did not know outside of his dorm. The man, later identified as LaRoche, followed him back inside as well. According to the affidavit, the victim was eventually cornered after he hid inside a stall in the bathroom. LaRoche allegedly went into the stall next to the victim’s and peeked his head over before talking to the victim.

It’s also alleged that LaRoche began flicking the victim in the face while he was cornered in the bathroom. The repeated flicking caused the individual’s glasses to fall off. LaRoche then told the victim to set a timer for ten minutes and not to leave the bathroom before then, or else he would “come back and get you.”

LaRoche claimed he was just filming content

The victim waited out the timer LaRoche had made them set, as they were apparently “too afraid to leave due to the suspect’s statements.” After finally leaving the bathroom, the student made their way to the police station, where they told the cops what had just happened.

Police made their way to the university campus, where they spotted LaRoche wandering the grounds. Initially, he allegedly gave cops a fake name, claiming his name was “Jack Jones.” He also claimed to be a student at the school but could not name his dorm when questioned by officers. The UNF Spinnaker, the campus newspaper, also confirmed that LaRoche was not a student at the University of North Florida.

He was subsequently taken into custody and positively identified by the victim. Eventually, LaRoche gave his real name to the police and claimed that he was on the university grounds to film content for his YouTube channel. However, it seems his desire to film content went too far. He denied assaulting the victim, claiming he was just “f—ing around.”

The would-be content creator was later taken to Duval County Jail on a bond of about $22,500. His next court appearance is expected to be on September 14.