2 More Girls Charged in Videotaped Fight
Man who shot cell phone video won't be charged
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 | Updated 1:43 PM CST
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Someone wanted to watch the beating again and recorded it on a cell phone, but police don't yet know who that person is.
Two more teen girls have been charged in a fight caught on tape that left the victim burned, beaten and with her hair cut off. But the young man who shot the brawl on a cell phone won't face charges, police told the Southtown Star.
The recording shows a group of girls kicking, punching, burning and cutting the hair of 17-year-old Mercedes Michaels.
A judge confined to their homes a 15-year-old from Crete and a 16-year-old from Steger, who are charged with aggravated battery in the Sauk Village attack. Sarah Kraft and Marcelena Castillo, both 17, have already been charged in the June 2 fight.
The 15-year-old girl cut Michaels' hair and burned her with a cigarette lighter, authorities said. The 16-year-old allegedly kicked Michaels while she was down.
Copyright Associated Press / NBC Chicago
Posted Tuesday, Jul 14, 2009 - 3:13 AM CST
