‘Mouth Was Bloodied’: Three White Adults Arrested for Vicious Attack Against 4 Black Teenagers, Beating One with a Pipe In Racially Motivated Attack Will Face New Lawsuit

A new lawsuit has been filed against the three white adults who were criminally charged after allegedly instigating a racially-motivated attack against four Black teenagers in Arkansas earlier this year. Multiple videos that began circulating online in January showed the aftermath of a massive brawl involving more than a dozen people outside the Malys Entertainment Center in Conway. One video showed a white woman yelling racial slurs and obscenities after police arrived at the scene. Three white adults were arrested for their role in a massive brawl that community members believe was racially-motivated and resulted in a Black teenager suffering severe injuries to his face. (Photos: Facebook/Matrice Walk) The incident ended in the arrests of 52-year-old Chucky Hartwick, 33-year-old Kelli Kennedy, and 62-year-old Michael Kennedy, who were all charged with misdemeanors and felonies. Police also identified two more adults who were at the scene of the fight — Stephanie Hartiwck and Cody Sutherland. Those same five people are named defendants alongside Malys Entertainment Center in a complaint filed in Faulkner Circuit Court on Nov. 8. The suit states that four Black teens visited the entertainment venue on Jan. 6 where they encountered the five adults outside. As the teens were...