Female reportedly orders her 5 lovers to kidnap, torture, and deprive man of food and sleep for a week at Red Roof Inn



A woman and her five reported lovers are facing serious criminal charges after they allegedly kidnapped and tortured a man at an Ohio Red Roof Inn.

Aaron Bradshaw, 49; Austin Bradshaw, 23; Michael Esqueda, 28; Martina Jones, 28; David Cessna, 26; and Chance Johnston, 27, were all arrested March 21. A grand jury on Thursday indicted all six suspects. They all were charged with one count of kidnapping, three counts of felonious assault, and two counts of tampering with evidence.

'His injuries were results of being struck with a baseball bat, struck with fists, elbows, stomping on him when he was on the ground, which over time resulted in multiple fractured bones.'

Citing the police report, the Kansas City Star said a dogfight broke out at Jones' home, and she attempted to break up the melee, but she ended up breaking her arm.

Jones allegedly told Austin Bradshaw, Aaron Bradshaw, Esqueda, Cessna, and Johnston that a 26-year-old man broke her arm.

Police claimed Jones ordered the five men to beat and assault the victim.

The men then punched, kicked, and beat the 26-year-old with a metal baseball bat for several hours, according to a police report.

Police suspect that the victim was assaulted and kidnapped March 14.

Court docs say the group held the kidnapped man against his will for over a week at a Red Roof Inn in Maumee.

The man reportedly was forced to stand for “extended periods of time,” was allowed to eat and drink only one time a day, and slept for a total of 10 hours over seven days.

The group allegedly told the victim that if he tried to escape, they would "beat his [expletive]."

On March 21, the suspects allowed the 26-year-old to leave the motel to go to the Speedway convenience store, police said.

"When he was there, he made contact with an individual, who got in contact with the victim’s mother," stated Maumee Chief of Police Josh Sprow.

The 26-year-old’s mother reportedly rushed to the Red Roof Inn to help her son.

Officers with the Maumee Police Department responded to the hotel.

The victim sustained injuries all over his body and was transported to a local hospital, police said. He's expected to survive his injuries.

The Blade reported that prosecutors told the judge that the victim suffered serious injuries as a result of the abuse, including broken bones, but “the totality of those injuries has not been determined.”

“He was being essentially tortured, assaulted, over the time frame of a week,” stated Sprow. “His injuries were results of being struck with a baseball bat, struck with fists, elbows, stomping on him when he was on the ground, which over time resulted in multiple fractured bones.”

Assistant city prosecutor Andy Lastra called the case “extremely disturbing.”

Investigators determined that Jones was in romantic relationships with the five male suspects and has multiple children with them.

“It’s clearly a strange situation when you have multiple adult men involved in a relationship with a female, and then this whole felonious assault/kidnapping taking place. Definitely not something that is normally happening in our city,” Sprow noted.

All six suspects have been detained at the Lucas County Corrections Center and were given a $200,000 bond, according to court records.

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2 former Christian school teachers accused of sexually abusing same student; lawyer warns of more victims, more suspects



Two former private Christian school teachers in Georgia are facing multiple felony charges in connection with accusations that they both had illicit relationships with the same student.

Bonnie Elizabeth Brown — a 25-year-old ex-teacher from White Plains — was arrested Friday and charged with improper sexual contact by an employee, agent, or foster parent.

'My school did not protect me as a child.'

The Athens Banner-Herald reported that "Brown, a graduate of Nathanael Greene Academy and the school’s 2016 homecoming queen, has been released from jail on a $50,000 bond."

Sherri Delle Mauldin — a 60-year-old from Buckhead — was arrested Monday and charged with statutory rape, aggravated child molestation, and improper sexual contact by an employee, agent, or foster parent.

Both suspects were booked at the Greene County Sheriff’s Office Jail.

The suspects formerly worked at the Nathanael Greene Academy, which is roughly 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. The school teaches kindergarteners through 12th-graders. According to U.S. News & World Report, the school has a student population of 85; the tuition allegedly is as much as $6,350.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement, "On June 14, 2024, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to investigate allegations of sexual contact between a student and a former Nathanael Greene Academy teacher in Siloam, Georgia."

The GBI declared that the investigation "confirmed" that Brown engaged in illegal sexual contact with a student when she was a teacher at the Nathanael Greene Academy.

At the time of her arrest, Brown was a teacher at a primary school in neighboring Wilkes County.

The GBI investigation into Mauldin revealed that the former Nathanael Greene Academy teacher engaged in improper sexual contact with a student.

The GBI noted that the investigation remains active and ongoing.

'These women took advantage of their positions as my teachers.'

The alleged victim's lawyer, Ashley Mitchell, told the Banner-Herald that the sex abuse happened both on and off campus.

The paper reported, "The two former teachers charged recently with having sexual relations with a student at a private Christian school in Greene County allegedly knew that each other was involved with the same student, a lawyer for the victim said Tuesday."

The lawyer said other students at the school exposed the alleged teacher sex scandal.

“There were students who had knowledge,” Mitchell stated. “There was a situation where students were reporting it to their family, and it eventually made its way to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.”

Greene County Sheriff Donnie Harrison on Monday said that upon receiving the complaint, he forwarded it to the GBI.

Mitchell said complaints were provided to the school administration.

“Their claim is they investigated it and found no wrongdoing," Mitchell said of the Nathanael Greene Academy administrators.

Mitchell added, "The GBI and law enforcement have done a thorough and diligent job. None of this was a hasty process."

Mitchell alleged that school officials previously cited one of the teachers for inappropriate conduct with the student but did not name which teacher.

Mitchell hinted that there could be more victims as well as more suspects.

“There is information to suggest that potentially other teachers may have been involved with other victims,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell added, "It’s the classic case of predators having access to children and not much oversight."

The anonymous accuser said in a statement obtained by WXIA-TV: "I'm relieved that these two women have been arrested, and the crimes are being fully investigated."

"These women took advantage of their positions as my teachers. My school did not protect me as a child," the alleged victim said. "I see that now, and I hope that these arrests will protect our community and children in it."

On Monday, Wilkes County Schools said in a statement that school officials were not aware of Brown’s arrest until after she was taken into custody. The school system confirmed that the school as of Monday no longer employed Brown.

The Wilkes County School System said that it is "fully prepared to cooperate" with the GBI in its investigation into the child sex abuse allegations.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Greene County Sheriff’s Office at 706-453-3351 or the GBI regional investigative office in Milledgeville at 478-445-4173.

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Arrested school district superintendent resigns amid claims that teachers mentally, verbally abused special-needs students



The superintendent from a Texas school district — along with two teachers in the district — were arrested Thursday in connection with child abuse allegations, the Parker County Sheriff's Office said.

At Monday's school board meeting of the Millsap Independent School District, it was announced that arrested Superintendent Edie Martin was resigning from her position, WFAA-TV reported. The board unanimously accepted her resignation, the station said; the board added that Martin wouldn't receive benefits or severance pay. Millsap is about an hour and 20 minutes west of Dallas.

WFAA said Millsap ISD parent Carissa Cornelius on March 10 shared a video showing her 10-year-old son, Alex Cornelius — who has autism and is nonverbal — appearing to be abused by his special education teacher. The station said another teacher in the video appears to yell at Alex and throw an object at him. Carissa Cornelius said the incident occurred Feb. 18 but that school officials didn’t notify her about the incident until Feb. 28, WFAA reported.

The sheriff's office said witnesses reported that “life skills” educator Paxton Kendal Bean, 25, physically assaulted juvenile students.

Paxton Kendal BeanImage source: Parker County (Tex.) Sheriff's Office

Witnesses also said Bean — along with life skills educator Jennifer Cain Dale, 44 — committed mental and verbal abuse against special-needs elementary students, including taunting, mocking, giving threats, using profanity, and giving extensive “timeouts," the sheriff's office said.

A witness recorded the abuse on a cell phone and told sheriff's investigators that she reported the alleged abuse to Martin on Feb. 19. However, the sheriff's office said Martin did not report the suspected abuse to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services or the Parker County Sheriff’s Office as required by state law. She did contact the district's law firm to commission an external investigation, the sheriff's office said.

Martin on Feb. 28 filed a report with the Texas Education Agency regarding one educator, authorities said, and then on March 3 reported the allegations to the TEA involving the second educator.

"Another witness reported they advised the superintendent to report the offenses to child protective services and law enforcement," the sheriff's office said. "The superintendent reportedly told the witness that she had already made a report to child protective services as of Feb. 20."

The sheriff's office said it first learned about the allegations March 4 when a parent of one of the victims contacted the sheriff's office to make a report. Officials from the state Department of Family and Protective Services told sheriff's office investigators that Martin didn't contact them — and that they first learned of the allegations from the sheriff's office on March 4.

Bean was charged with injury to a child and official oppression, Dale was charged with official oppression, and 53-year-old Martin was charged with failure to report/intent to conceal, the sheriff's office said.

WFAA said Millsap ISD parent Carissa Cornelius on March 10 shared a video showing her 10-year-old son, Alex Cornelius — who has autism and is nonverbal — appearing to be abused by his special education teacher. The station said another teacher in the video appears to yell at Alex and throw an object at him. Carissa Cornelius said the incident occurred Feb. 18 but that school officials didn’t notify her about the incident until Feb. 28, WFAA reported.

You can view a WFAA video report here about the allegations; it includes the in-classroom cellphone video in question.

More from the station:

The board has also approved Monday a third-party investigation into Principal Roxie Carter and Assistant Principal Drew Casey of the elementary school where the alleged abuse occurred.

Carter is related to Kendal Bean, one of the educators arrested in the case. Due to their relationship, the school board voted in favor of not assigning employees to the same campus or in an oversight position of an immediate family member.

Casey will return to work at a limited capacity while the investigation is ongoing, according to Millsap ISD. The district said this was due to "multiple requests by the public who said he had nothing to do with one of the suspects or the alleged abuse."

According to an earlier WFAA report, Martin and Bean have bonded out of jail, but Dale was being held in the Palo Pinto County Jail on a $2,500 bond. However, Dale's name didn't show up on an inmate search Tuesday evening.

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San Francisco Walgreens worker allegedly stabs shoplifter in eye amid physical altercation



A San Francisco Walgreens worker allegedly stabbed a shoplifter in the eye amid a physical altercation early Wednesday morning.

The employee — identified by San Francisco police as 45-year-old Guang Hong — was booked into San Francisco County Jail for assault with a deadly weapon, KTVU-TV reported. Hong remained behind bars with no bond Thursday afternoon.

'That employee should get a commendation and a raise!'

Larry Whitlock, 30, was cited for battery and petty theft and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the station said.

Police told KTVU Whitlock left the Walgreens at 498 Castro Way around 4:15 a.m. without paying for merchandise.

Surveillance video from across the street shows an employee and a security guard follow Whitlock outside, and Hong and Whitlock begin arguing before trading punches, the station said.

Hong then returns to the store, and Whitlock wanders around the street, KTVU said. Minutes later, Hong walks back outside and again argues with Whitlock, the station noted.

Once more Hong returns to the store, and KTVU said he then moves quickly up the street toward Whitlock.

Video shows Hong and Whitlock square off again in the street. Hong dodges a punch from Whitlock, KTVU said, adding that Hong swings at Whitlock.

With that, Whitlock falls to the street holding his face, the station said, adding that Hong kicks out at Whitlock and walks back inside the store.

Police told KTVU that officers patrolling the area were "flagged down regarding a stabbing" around 4:35 a.m.

You can view a video report here about the incident; it includes surveillance video of the physical altercation.

If found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon, Hong faces up to four years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000, or both, the station said, adding that Whitlock's battery and petty theft charges each carry a penalty of up to six months in county jail as well as fines of up to $2,000 and $1,000, respectively.

How are people reacting?

A number of commenters underneath KTVU's story, which Yahoo News republished, praised the employee:

  • "That employee should get a commendation and a raise!" one commenter wrote.
  • "THANK YOU to the Walgreens employee who took action against a thief," another user said.
  • "Good," another commenter opined. "Shoplifter deserved it."
  • "Hong should get a gold medal from the president for upholding the law," another user said. "Something the city and its [police] failed to do. Bravo Hong. You are my HERO."
  • "Justice served. Better than courts. We should set up a GoFundMe for him as a reward," another commenter wrote.

Anything else?

Indeed, retail thefts at Walgreens stores — and other businesses — have been a problem in San Francisco for a number of years.

In fact, on Easter Sunday 2024, a group of looters were caught on video taking whatever they pleased from a Walgreens in the city — and no resistance was offered.

What's more, a producer from local TV news station KPIX recorded the mass shoplifting on his cell phone while he was out with his girlfriend, KPIX-TV reported.

"It was just like an ambush, basically," the producer, who didn't want to be named, told the station in regard to the afternoon ransacking inside the store on 9th and Market Streets. "It took me about three seconds to pull my phone out ... and they just had no care at all."

More from KPIX:

Walgreens has closed at least 17 stores in San Francisco since 2019 and is among other large retailers to have closed up stores in the city or announced plans to close since the start of the pandemic. The last one to close was in February 2023 in the city's Financial District. Walgreens said the closure was "due to a significant decrease in foot traffic in the Financial District since the onset of the pandemic."

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Pair of 19-year-old Florida HS students accused of brutally beating up teacher in 'synchronized physical attack'



Two 19-year-old Florida high school students are accused of brutally beating up a teacher in what police called a "synchronized physical attack" that was captured on video.

The Fort Lauderdale Police Department told ABC News that Jayvis L. McClover and Roddrick McQueen approached the teacher at Dillard High School around 2 p.m. March 13 and were "verbally threatening to attack him."

One student told WPLG in the video that the teacher had been 'arguing with students' and that 'he cursed them out and said, "I'm gonna fight you after school."'

Police said McClover and McQueen — who are both enrolled at the school — then "intentionally launched a synchronized physical attack" on the teacher and "repeatedly punched the teacher in the face and head with closed fists," after which the teacher fell to the ground, the news network reported.

Police said the students continued to punch the teacher while he was on the ground "in a fetal position attempting to guard himself against injury," ABC News noted.

School security staff pulled the two students away from the teacher, who suffered "swelling and bruising and reported pain in his back as a result of the attack," the news network said.

McClover and McQueen both were charged with battery on a public or private education employee, police told ABC News.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office on Thursday told Blaze News that McClover was released from jail March 14 on a $15,000 bond while McQueen was released from jail March 16 with no bond but with electronic monitoring. WPLG-TV added that McQueen was placed on house arrest with a GPS monitor.

Both McClover and McQueen were ordered not to return to the high school, ABC News said, citing court records.

You can view a video report here about the incident; it includes cellphone clips of the beatdown and notes that the educator in question is a substitute teacher.

The video also features on-camera interviews with five individuals — apparently students at the school — who either smiled or laughed when describing the altercation. Some of them accused the teacher of "provoking" the two arrested students.

One student told WPLG in the video that the teacher had been "arguing with students" and that "he cursed them out and said, 'I'm gonna fight you after school.'"

The video report added that school officials are reviewing the entire incident as well as "the actions of the teacher."

Daniel Foganholi Sr., a board member with the Florida Department of Education, said in a statement that the incident was a "failure of respect, discipline and accountability," ABC News reported.

"No educator should fear for their safety while doing their job," Foganholi said, according to the news network. "Schools must be places of learning, not battlegrounds."

He emphasized the need for "stronger disciplinary policies, better security measures and a culture that respects and protects our teachers," ABC News said.

"If we fail to act, we fail our educators, our students, and our future," Foganholi also said, according to the news network. "Enough is enough."

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4 females caught on viral video brawling — reportedly over parking space — at Florida beach; 2 arrested



Four females were caught on a viral video brawling — reportedly over a parking space — at a Florida beach, and two of them have been arrested.

According to WEAR-TV, the fight at Pensacola Beach occurred over the weekend.

'Hahaha that’s not how parking lots work, sweetheart.'

The station said a Facebook video of the melee attracted over 7 million views as of Wednesday morning. You can view an apparently different video of the fight here.

It all went down at the Mommy Beach parking lot on Pensacola Beach Boulevard, WEAR reported.

The misdemeanor arrestees are:

  • Victoria Posey, 18, of Pensacola. She was booked around 5 p.m. Sunday on a battery charge and released from Escambia County Jail at 7:45 p.m. the same day on a $1,000 bond, jail records state.
  • Allanaha Hills, 20, of Pensacola. She was booked at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday on a battery charge and released just 10 minutes later from Escambia County Jail on a $2,500 bond, jail records state. WEAR added that Hills turned herself in.

The sheriff's office said it all started when Posey was holding a parking spot by standing in it., the station reported.

Deputies noted that a verbal argument between Posey and another female soon turned physical when Posey began hitting the female, WEAR said.

"It started over a parking spot," sheriff's Lt. James Barnes told the station. "The lady arrived to park, but [Posey] was standing in the spot holding it. So when she gets out to say, 'Hey, I'm trying to park here,' an argument started — and then they started fighting over the parking spot."

A female in a pink outfit — Posey — punches a female numerous times and pulls her hair while the victim is on the ground, WEAR said.

A female in a blue outfit — Hills — hits another female who approaches and hits Posey as Posey is punching the first victim, the station said.

No further details have been released, WEAR reported.

You can view WEAR's video report about the dust-up here.

How are people reacting?

As you might imagine, a number of comments underneath the news station's video weren't terribly complimentary — such as:

  • "Hahaha that’s not how parking lots work, sweetheart."
  • "This is why I don’t go to beach anymore. Invasion of rude people."
  • "First nice day of the season...imagine that!"

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Males — ages 11, 13, and 15 — took video of themselves in car purposely hitting 63-year-old bike rider who was killed: Cops



Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, said three males — ages 11, 13, and 15 — while riding in a car last year took video of themselves intentionally hitting a 63-year-old bike rider who was killed. The victim was on his way to work.

Detectives on Monday arrested the 13-year-old, police said, adding that they're still looking for the 15-year-old. KRQE-TV reported late Tuesday that the 11-year-old also was caught. Blaze News is not naming the suspects due to their ages.

'Just bump him, brah. ... Yeah, just bump him. Go like ... 15 ... 20.'

Police said Scott Dwight Habermehl was riding his bike to work at Sandia National Laboratories around 4:40 a.m. on May 29, 2024, when he was struck by the car.

The males recorded video of themselves hitting the victim, police said, adding that the car's driver — believed to be the 13-year-old — swerved from the southbound lane on Moon Street onto a dedicated bike lane and struck Habermehl.

Police said the males in the car saw the flashing light on the bicycle, and audio from the recorded video indicates they planned to hit the bicyclist.

The video captured conversation between the males, police said, adding that the driver said he was about to hit the bike rider, and the vehicle appears to accelerate. The backseat passenger — who police said appears to be the 15-year-old — said not to hit the bike rider going too fast: “Just bump him, brah.” Police said the driver replied, “Like bump him?” The backseat passenger replied, “Yeah, just bump him. Go like ... 15 ... 20.”

Police said the front passenger — believed to be the 11-year-old — was waving a handgun and ducked and laughed as the vehicle struck Habermehl. Police said the impact produced loud noises, including metal flexing, and Habermehl and his bicycle were sent over the top of the vehicle.

You can view a video report here about the crime; it includes cellphone clips of three males in the vehicle.

More from police:

APD’s Fatal Crash team investigated the deadly crash but did not determine who was in the car that struck Habermehl. A Crime Stoppers bulletin publicized a video image of the car from a nearby church.

In February, APD received an anonymous tip that cell phone video of the crash had been posted on social media. The tip included the identity of the Instagram account and its user. The case was turned over to the Homicide Unit on Feb. 25.

As detectives worked to investigate the Instagram account, which had been flagged in a separate investigation, a middle school principal reported to Albuquerque Public Schools police that a student reported the same video of the crash.

Detectives secured warrants for social media accounts and a search of phones that were previously seized from the 11-year-old and the 13-year-old during a separate investigation in June 2024, police said.

The police department's Digital Intelligence Team identified several video clips showing all three of the suspects, including the original video of the crash, police said.

Detectives arrested the 13-year-old Monday "based on several charges, including an open count of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, leaving the scene of an accident involving great bodily harm or death, and unlawful possession of a handgun by a person."

Homicide detectives also charged the 15-year-old with the same crimes, police said, adding that the 11-year-old is too young to be charged with murder. Police said detectives are working with the district attorney's office and New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department to determine what charges he may face and if he can be held on those charges.

Police said the 13-year-old will be booked into the Juvenile Detention Center. KRQE said the 11-year-old was turned over to the state CYFD.

KRQE said it didn't have the 11-year-old's date of birth, so it isn't yet clear if he was 10 years old in May 2024 or if he had just turned 11.

Police said they "had contact" with the 11-year-old last year, and KRQE said it covered at least one of those instances.

Just 12 days before the hit-and-run that took Habermehl's life in May 2024, police said the 11-year-old and three teenagers crashed a stolen car into the Daily Needs Convenience store on Indian School Road, the station reported. After ramming the store twice, they jumped over the counters and grabbed cigarettes and alcohol, KRQE added.

The single mother who owned the car told the station she was "heartbroken because, again, this is my only mode of transportation, and to see how my car was used ... was heartbreaking because I work so hard for what I have."

KRQE said it didn't have the 11-year-old's date of birth, so it isn't yet clear if he was 10 years old in May 2024 or if he had just turned 11. Police added to the station that he also was involved in a 2024 incident in which he shot at a person.

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Gut-wrenching video shows thugs beating up crying boy, 12, even pulling off his pants; 5 charged — all age 13 or younger



A highly disturbing cellphone video shows a large group of boys — all reportedly 13 years old or younger — surrounding, beating up, and terrorizing a crying 12-year-old boy in the Baltimore area last week.

The relentless gang even pulled off the boy's pants.

Police told WBFF that due to the ages of three of the juveniles accused in the attack, state law prohibits authorities from bringing charges against them.

Baltimore County Police said eight juveniles were involved in the attack at the Kings Mill Apartments in Essex, Maryland, last Friday, WBFF-TV reported, adding that only five of them have been charged.

You can view cellphone video here of the attack, which lasts about a minute and 20 seconds

Kayson Longo is punched, thrown to the ground, and kicked, the station said. He's left curled up on the grass and covering his head with his arms and hands.

Before the victim is punched in the head, one individual is heard on the clip making reference to the "white kid" and asking what grade he's in.

The victim is soon pulled up to a standing position, and he seems to try to explain himself to the mob before one of them pulls down the victim's pants from behind.

The boy pulls his pants back up, but he's soon lying on the grass again with the gang surrounding him. Some of them pick him up by his arms and legs, pull off his sneakers, and then rip his pants off. Then they kick him over and over.

Finally, someone pulls the victim to his feet, and he's doubled over in pain, limping and crying. It appears his pants are given back to him, and a female leads him away before the clip ends.

Charges filed, no hate crime

Police told WBFF that due to the ages of three of the juveniles accused in the attack, state law prohibits authorities from bringing charges against them. Police also told the station that based on provided information, the incident is not believed to be a hate crime.

Victim's father speaks out

Tony Longo, Kayson's father, told WBFF that his son is "very badly bruised up."

The station said Longo became aware this past week of the video of the beating after it had surfaced on social media.

He told WBFF that his son left home without permission that day and didn't initially tell him about the incident.

A classmate confronted Kayson at the apartment complex and accused him of calling the classmate's girlfriend a derogatory term, which led to the assault, the station said.

"Whether you are a juvenile or you are an adult, there has to be consequences," Longo told WBFF, saying the violent behavior is "unacceptable. To beat my son and then feel as if it's OK to take his clothes from him ... continue to beat him."

Longo added to the station while blinking back tears that "as a father I felt helpless ... and I'm trying to protect my family. The pain and the thought of my son being left helpless ... being beaten ... his clothes taken ... things like that. It's very disturbing to me. I don't want to see that happen to any human being, especially a child."

You can view a video report here about the beating.

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Wild brawl caught on video at HS basketball playoff game; 7 arrested, including 3 minors and 1 player



A wild brawl broke out during a Pennsylvania high school basketball playoff game last week, which resulted in seven arrests — including three 16-year-olds and one 18-year-old player.

The game was held last Friday at Meadville Area Senior High School, which is a little less than an hour south of Erie in the northwest corner of the state. Meadville went up against visiting Uniontown Area High School, which is about an hour and 20 minutes south of Pittsburgh.

Both schools must fulfill a list of requirements the PIAA imposed — or their boys basketball teams will be barred from next season’s state playoffs.

But the opponents never got to finish the contest.

With 3 minutes and 12 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter — and Meadville leading 63 to 55 — play was halted when a fight erupted in the stands; it soon spread to the court, TribLive reported.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Meadville police officers arrested Reginald Grooms, 44, of Uniontown; Notorious Grooms, 18, of Uniontown; Malik Wilson, 25, of Meadville; Joseph Chabot, 37, of Meadville; and three 16-year-olds who were not named, the outlet said. Police indicated that two of the 16-year-olds were from Meadville, and the other 16-year-old was from Uniontown, TribLive reported.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Notorious Grooms — a member of the Uniontown basketball team— along with Wilson, Chabot, and two of the juveniles were charged with disorderly conduct, the outlet said.

Reginald Grooms and the third juvenile were charged with simple assault, harassment, and disorderly conduct, TribLive noted.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Both teams forfeited the game, and neither moved on in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association boys basketball playoffs, TribLive reported.

Now what?

Both schools must fulfill a list of requirements the PIAA imposed — or their boys basketball teams will be barred from next season’s state playoffs, the outlet explained.

Each school must submit a plan of action “detailing what processes are in place to prevent situations like this from occurring in the future," TribLive said, adding that the deadline is March 19.

All players and coaches on the current roster must complete educational courses related to sportsmanship, the outlet noted.

Spectators “whose identities are known to school administration” must be banned from attendance at school-sponsored activities until June 15, 2026, TribLive added.

The PIAA also reprimanded each school for violating PIAA bylaws by “not addressing the unsportsmanlike behavior” of their spectators, the outlet also said.

Anything else?

The winner of the Uniontown-Meadville game was scheduled to face District 3 champion Hershey (22-3) in a second-round game, so Hershey received a bye, TribLive said.

Uniontown (22-5) was the fifth seed from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (PIAA District 7) while Meadville (16-9) was the PIAA District 10 champion.

The brawl commences at the 1:30:44 mark in the below video:

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Mom and her 17-year-old daughter board middle school bus, start slugging 8th-grade boy: Report



A mother and her 17-year-old daughter boarded an Indianapolis-area middle school bus last week and starting hitting an 8th-grade boy, according to WXIN-TV.

Warren Township School Police said in a report that officers were called just before 9 a.m. March 6 for a “simple assault disturbance” and trespassing at the intersection of East 35th Street and North Richardt Avenue, the station said.

'You wanna put your hands on my brother? If I have to get back on this bus, I’m gonna kill you.'

WXIN said the "media narrative written in the police report" reads “parent and sister board brother’s school bus to fight.”

The station reported that a video of the fight was posted on Facebook. However, the video now appears to have been taken down.

What happened on the bus?

WXIN, however, reported that the clip appears to show a student in a gray hoodie punching another student in a dark gray T-shirt. The student in the gray hoodie throws least six punches, the station said, adding that two females then walk toward the fight.

WXIN said the females grab at the student in the gray hoodie, and one of the females is seen standing atop a school bus seat and ripping the gray hoodie off him.

"Stop jumping him! Hey, don't jump him!" a bystander yells at the two females.

But the two females begin throwing multiple punches at the gray hoodie-wearing student, and the punches appear to land on the student’s head, chest, and stomach, WXIN reported.

The station added that before delivering more punches, one of the females in the video asks the hoodie-wearing student, "You wanna put your hands on my brother? If I have to get back on this bus, I’m gonna kill you.” However, those outbursts aren't audible on WXIN's video report.

The station said the other female yelled at the person recording the incident, “I’m sick of you b***h-a** kids at this school. Yeah, record it!”

The video ends before the two females leave the bus, WXIN said.

You can view the station's video report here about the incident; it includes some clips from the now-deleted video of the physical attack.

Arrests

The police report states that three people were arrested on the following preliminary charges, WXIN said:

  • A 36-year-old Indianapolis woman was charged with battery (a Class A misdemeanor), disorderly conduct (fighting) (a Class B misdemeanor), intimidation (a Class A misdemeanor), and criminal trespass/refuse to leave (a Class A misdemeanor).
  • A 17-year-old Indianapolis female was charged with battery (a Class A misdemeanor) and disorderly conduct (fighting) (a Class B misdemeanor).
  • A 13-year-old Indianapolis male was charged with battery (a Class A misdemeanor) and disorderly conduct (fighting) (a Class B misdemeanor).

The station said no other information is provided in the police report or in the school’s statement.

Anything else?

Officials from Warren Township — which is about 20 minutes east of Indianapolis — told WXIN the district is taking “all necessary steps to address the situation” and asking witnesses to provide further information.

The station added that since "all charges listed in the police report are preliminary misdemeanors," it's not naming any of the individuals who were arrested.

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