GBI Can't Find Woman Beaten By DeKalb Police Officer

DECATUR, GA -- The viral video of a police beating at a Decatur gas station has upset scores of people who saw the clip and sparked a state investigation, but the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday that it can't find the victim. Katie McCrary, 38, seen the controversial video, wincing in pain as a DeKalb County police officer beats her with a stick, is nowhere to be found, the agency said.

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"As part of our thorough investigation, the GBI has made several attempts to locate and contact the victim in the incident without success," GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles said in a news release. "The GBI would like for Katie McCrary to contact the GBI Region 10 (Conyers) office at 770-388- 5019."
McCrary is shown on the video trying to shield herself from the relentless blows of Officer P.J. Larscheid, a 2014 Lions Club International Police Officer of the Year. McCrary is seen trying to grab the stick at times and kicking defensively in others. For some, the video is difficult to watch.
The incident which took place in early June was investigated and closed by DeKalb officials, but was reopened with the emergence of the video.
Katie McCrary and her family have retained the services of Broderick & Reed, P.C. law firm in Decatur. Attorney Amber Reed of the law firm reached out to Patch last week to say that what McCrary went through is "frankly, barbaric."
"Katie McCrary, the woman who is seen in the video being beaten and assaulted by Officer Larscheid, is undergoing treatment for her physical and emotional injuries," Reed said then.
Patch has reached out to Reed to get an update on her status and to find her whereabouts.
McCrary’s husband, Antoine McCrary, speaking to WSB-TV, said that he is "filled with anger" about what happened to his wife, who was charged with obstructing a police officer in the incident.

"She was not technically fighting. She was trying to block hits from the baton,” he told the TV station. “Yes, she has mental problems but to me my wife is one of the kindest persons on earth." He said that he just wants justice.

Image via DeKalb County Sheriff's Office