Sylvester Stallone's half-brother Dante, 19, had just left Taco Bell when he was victim of 'unmotiva

Publish date: 2024-08-18

Dante Stallone, the teen half-brother of Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone, was heading back home after a 3 a.m. Taco Bell run when he was attacked last Saturday night.

Authorities in Tallahassee are still searching for two men who jumped the Florida State University student and brutally assaulted him without any apparent motive.

The 19-year-old told police that the men didn’t speak to him and didn't try to rob him and he'd never seen them before, according to PageSix.com. 

Badly hurt: Dante Stallone, 19, a student and model, has undergone surgery after being left with a broken jaw and missing teeth in the 3 a.m. brutal assault near Florida State University

Badly hurt: Dante Stallone, 19, a student and model, has undergone surgery after being left with a broken jaw and missing teeth in the 3 a.m. brutal assault near Florida State University

Family support: His half-brother Sylvester Stallone, 70, described Dante as 'a wonderful young man' and said the attack was 'terribly sad'

Family support: His half-brother Sylvester Stallone, 70, described Dante as 'a wonderful young man' and said the attack was 'terribly sad'

Dante, the son of Frank Stallone Sr, who died in 2011, and his fourth wife Kathy suffered a broken jaw and knocked out teeth in the apparently unmotivated attack.

As previously reported, Rocky star Sly, 70, said in a statement: 'This is a wonderful young man, a straight-A student who would not cause any trouble. It's just so tragic and terribly sad.'

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The injuries Dante suffered were so severe that the attack had to be called in by one of his college friends because he was unable to speak.

Another roommate drove him to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.

 Strong genes: Dante is the son of the late Frank Stallone Sr. who died in 2011 and his fourth wife Kathy. He's pictured with lookalike half-brother Frank Jr., 66, who is Sly's full brother

 Strong genes: Dante is the son of the late Frank Stallone Sr. who died in 2011 and his fourth wife Kathy. He's pictured with lookalike half-brother Frank Jr., 66, who is Sly's full brother

'Hoping for good results': The actor and musician tweeted the news that Dante was undergoing surgery for his injuries on Monday night

'Hoping for good results': The actor and musician tweeted the news that Dante was undergoing surgery for his injuries on Monday night

According to his uncle Frank Stallone Jr., the teen underwent surgery Monday night for his injuries.

The actor and musician, 66, tweeted:  'My brother goes into surgery tonight hoping for good results. Thanks for your thoughts and kind words.'

And Exxcel Model Talent, where Dante is signed as a model and actor, also tweeted for its followers to pray for the young man's speedy recovery.

'The senseless attack....is leaving us sad and outraged,' the agency said. 

Prayers: The teen was signed as a model and actor with Exxcel Model Talent. The company said staff were 'sad and outraged' at the attack

Prayers: The teen was signed as a model and actor with Exxcel Model Talent. The company said staff were 'sad and outraged' at the attack

Police are reported to be still looking for the assailants 'who have been described as 'two black males, one about 6-feet and the other about 5-foot-9.' 

Dante told police he was walking near Stadium Drive at about 3 a.m. when two men approached him and one punched him in the face, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.

Stallone ran from the area closer to FSU campus and was able to lose the suspects. 

Unmotivated: Dante had just left a Taco Bell and was walking back to campus when he was assaulted, according to the police report. Cops are still searching for the suspects 

Unmotivated: Dante had just left a Taco Bell and was walking back to campus when he was assaulted, according to the police report. Cops are still searching for the suspects 

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