Victoria Lindsay Beating

Mercades Nichols back in jail

MyCrimeSpace (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

Teen in notorious videotaped beating back in jail: The so called ring leader in the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay is back in jail. 18-year-old Mercades Nichols was arrested this past Wednesday for violating the terms of her probation. It seems that Ms. Nichols got into some kind of dispute with a neighbor then drove her grandmother’s [...]

• Teen in notorious videotaped beating back in jail - Tampa Bay Online

Finally someone gets jail time in Victoria Lindsay beating

MyCrimeSpace (Free subscription) | 03/20/2009

YouTube beating defendant gets jail time: In a move that makes absolutely no sense to me 18-year-old Brittani Hardcastle was sentenced to 15 days in jail and three years probation for the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay. She also has the usual stipulations of not contacting the media for profit and can’t belong to any social [...]

Cooper and Hassell sentenced in Victoria Lindsay beating

MyCrimeSpace (Free subscription) | 03/12/2009

2 More Teens Given Probation In Polk Video Beating: And the wrist slapping continues. April Cooper and Kayla Hassell were both given probation for their parts in the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay. Cooper was given two years and Hassell one. That brings the grand total of jail time that all of the suspects have been [...]

• 2 More Teens Given Probation In Polk Video Beating - Tampa Bay Online

Mayes and Nichols sentenced in Victoria Lindsay beatintg

MyCrimeSpace (Free subscription) | 03/06/2009

Teen Sentenced For YouTube Beating: Teen In Polk Video Beating Gets Probation, Community Service: And the sentences aren’t that much if you ask me. Anyway, 18-year-old Brittany Mayes was given the ever so harsh sentence of 1 year probation, $2000 in restitution paid to Victoria Lindsay’s family and she can not access any social sites like MySpace [...]

Teen In Polk Video Beating To Be Sentenced Today

Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 03/06/2009

One of five Polk County teenage girls charged with beating a classmate is scheduled to be sentenced today after pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery. Mercades Nichols pleaded guilty in January in connection with the attack on Victoria Lindsay, which happened in March 2008 at her grandmother's home.

Mercades Nichols’ mom arrested for domestic battery

MyCrimeSpace (Free subscription) | 02/17/2009

Mom Charged with Battery of Teen in Video Beating Case: I can’t tell if this is irony or not. Poetic justice maybe? Anyway Christina Garcia is the mother of Mercades Nichols. Nichols was the alleged ring leader of the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay. Previously Ms. Garcia filed a lawsuit against the Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd for [...]

Last of suspects plea in Victoria Lindsay beating

MyCrimeSpace (Free subscription) | 02/05/2009

Teen Takes Plea Deal In Video Beating Case: 2 Remaining Teens in Beating Case Accept Plea Deals: Sorry that I’m late with this one. The stories broke while I was on vacation. Anyway the last of the three suspects in the recorded beating of Victoria Lindsay have all agreed to plea deal ensuring that none of the suspects [...]

The Cost of a Beat Down

Nickleanddimes (Free subscription) | 02/05/2009

Watching the Gophers catch a beat down from the Spartans last night (which cost me a prop bet with Bobby Bracelet)... ... was nothing compared to this Florida Cheerleader beatdown of Victoria Lindsay (careful, ad pop ups), view the video towards the bottom of the screen. Trying to find the full video netted me a hand full of Rick Roll's but if you're more web savvy then I, let me know. And people wonder...

Hardcastle Pleads Guilty in Polk Video Beating

Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 01/29/2009

Brittni Hardcastle, a Polk County teen accused in the world-famous videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay, pleaded guilty today to felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery.

Mercades Nichols takes plea

MyCrimeSpace (Free subscription) | 01/27/2009

Suspect in Teen Beating Accepts Plea Deal: Mercades Nichols has accepted a plea deal in the video recorded beating of Victoria Lindsay. According to the terms of the plea Nichols faces up to three years probation, 100 hours of community service, she must write a letter of apology to Victoria, and she can not profit from [...]

Plea reached in Victoria Lindsay beating

MyCrimeSpace (Free subscription) | 01/21/2009

Plea Deal Accepted In Teen Beating Case: 18-year-old Brittany Mayes has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery in the video recorded beating of Florida teen Victoria Lindsay. Under the plea agreement prosecutors dropped felony charges of kidnapping and witness tampering. Mayes is facing a possible one year behind bars. Also Mayes can have no contact with Victoria [...]

Suspect pleads guilty in video attack

Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 01/21/2009

A suspect in the videotaped beating of a Lakeland, Fla., girl has pleaded guilty to one count of battery, the Polk County state's attorney says.Brittany Mayes, 18, will be sentenced March 5 for her role in the March 2008 beating of Victoria Lindsay, the Orlando Sentinel reported Wednesday.Mayes faces up to a year in the county jail.Two other teenage suspects in the case, Kayla Hassal and April Cooper,...

• Suspect pleads guilty in video attack - Times of the Internet
• Girl Charged In Videotaped Beating Pleads Guilty - Tampa Bay Online

Pleas offered in cheerleader beating

MyCrimeSpace (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008

Plea Deals Offered in Video Beating Case: Plea deals have been offered to all suspects remaining in the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay. The terms of the deal have not been made public and so far no one has accepted the plea. The remaining suspects are Kayla Hassall, Mercades Nichols, Brittini Hardcastle, April Cooper and Brittany Mayes. [...]

"Good Morning America" has first interview with beaten-up cheerleader

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008

Victoria Lindsay, the beaten-up cheerleader from Polk County, will make her first appearance on Monday's "Good Morning America." Deborah Roberts asks the 16-year-old about the injuries from the March beating by classmates. "I'm doing a lot better," Victoria says. She...

Party attack posted to YouTube

MyCrimeSpace (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008

Teen In Trouble After Posting Party Attack Video on YouTube: In shades of the infamous Victoria Lindsay beating a 14-year-old girl from Kerrville, Texas is in hot water for posting an assault of a 13-year-old girl on YouTube. The victim was invited to a ‘party’. When she arrived at the party she was assaulted by the 14-year-old. [...]