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Another Teen Charged In Beating Is Out On Bail

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By RAY REYES | The Tampa Tribune

Published: April 13, 2008

BARTOW - Brittany Mayes, one of eight teens accused of attacking a 16-year-old girl and recording the incident on video, was released from Polk County Jail on Sunday after posting $33,000 bail, the sheriff's office said.

Stephen Thomas Schumaker, the last of the eight teens, remained in jail Sunday night.

April Cooper, Cara Murphy, Kayla Hassell, Brittni Hardcastle, Zachary Ashley and Mercades Nichols all posted bail Friday between 7 and 10 p.m., according to the Polk County Jail.

Staff members from the television show "Dr. Phil" helped post bail Friday night for Nichols.

Bail ranging from $30,000 to $37,000 was set Friday for all suspects, who range in age from 14 to 18. The amounts were more than double the standard for the charges the teens face: kidnapping, misdemeanor battery and tampering with a witness.

Each is charged with the first two crimes, but three were also charged with tampering. The teens are accused of beating 16-year-old Victoria Lindsay on March 30 at a Lakeland home.

The incident was recorded on video and became a sensation because the suspects planned to post the footage on MySpace and YouTube, in retaliation for Lindsay trash-talking them online, the sheriff's office said.

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