Fight at high school results in felony charge

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A fight at Brown County High School has resulted in a felony charge for an 18-year-old woman.

Nashville Police Chief Ben Seastrom reported in a probable-cause affidavit that he met with the victim on May 15 after she came to the Brown County Law Enforcement Center to report a battery that had just occurred at school.

The victim said she took a Pop Tart to a friend who was sitting at a table in the high school’s common area next to a teacher and next to Stephanie Quillen, of South Shore Drive. When the victim approached, Quillen allegedly told her she had “five seconds” to get away from the table before she attacked her.

While the victim was walking away, Quillen ran up to her and attacked her. She then allegedly threw the victim on the ground by her hair and the two wrestled while school staff attempted to break up the fight, the police report said.

While staff pulled Quillen away, she continued to kick the victim in the face. After the fight was over, Quillen was released by staff and she ran back over to kick the victim in the face while she was trying to stand up, the affidavit states.

The victim told Seastrom that Quillen had removed large clumps of her hair and that she had “severe pain” to her face from the kick. Seastrom reported seeing redness and slight bruising around the victim’s forehead and nose. The victim said she had a headache and complained about pain in her eyes. Seastrom walked the victim over to the EMS base for further treatment. She was given a cold pack and EMS staff helped her wash her face.

The victim was released to her mother. The two went to the Nashville Police Department to fill out a witness statement. While there, the victim said she was hurting and wanted to fall asleep. Her mother then took her to a doctor’s office for further treatment, the report said.

The principal and assistant principal gave Seastrom a copy of the video from the fight, confirming what the victim had said. They told the officer that both students were being suspended for five days. The administration did not call police to report the fight and let both students leave the school, the affidavit states.

Seastrom tried to find Quillen at home and at work, but was unable to do. She was eventually stopped by the Nashville Police Department, but refused to speak with Seastrom after being read her Miranda Rights.

She was taken to the Brown County jail. On May 23, she was charged with battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, a Level 6 felony.

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