Georgia sheriff speculates Little Caesars assault suspect fled area as hunt drags on
Brittany Kennedy, 25, allegedly beat Emily Broadwater, 22, at a restaurant in Augusta
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Georgia authorities are considering a reward for information as the search for a woman seen on video beating another woman at a Little Caesars drags into a fifth day.
Brittany Kennedy, 25, allegedly beat Emily Broadwater, 22, at the restaurant in Augusta on Monday around 4 p.m. As of Friday, Kennedy is still on the loose, with authorities considering the possibility that she may have fled the area.
"When someone doesn’t want to be found, it’s going to take a little more effort to find them," Sgt. William McCarty of the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News. "We are looking into the possibility that she has absconded the area."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}McCarty said it was a "priority" to arrest Kennedy, and the department would look into enlisting assistance from other agencies in the hunt.
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Should the search continue into next week, the authorities would look at offering a reward for information that could help lead to her arrest.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Deputies responded to the restaurant about a fight in progress, which started when Kennedy pulled a chair out from underneath Broadwater, FOX 5 Atlanta reported.
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Video of the incident showed Kennedy repeatedly punching Broadwater in the face before dragging her outside and stomping on her head two times.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kennedy attacked Broadwater after learning that her baby’s father had been hanging around with the younger woman while Kennedy was in jail, Crime Online reported.
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"All I did was help a friend out with his kids while his baby mama was locked up. She has been harassing me for weeks now," Broadwater allegedly said on Facebook.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kennedy reportedly fled the scene in a Kia sedan.
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Broadwater refused to be taken to hospital, saying her friend would take her later, according to a police report.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Anyone with information on Kennedy’s whereabouts is urged to call the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.