RICHMOND -
A Richmond woman who recorded the beating of a naked man outside a Fan District restaurant wonders why no charges were filed again the men throwing punches.
"I get chills still watching it," said Cari Werz. "Two guys punched him and then now three of them are kicking him, and he's laying helpless on the ground. Not trying to attack back, just trying to cover his face."
Werz told CBS 6 she decided to shoot video of the incident the minute she saw the men approach the naked man.
She thought police might need the video for evidence, but said Richmond Police never asked to see her video.
The incident happened as the bars let out early Sunday morning, July 25.
Werz told CBS 6 between 200 and 300 people were standing outside the bars near the corner of Robinson and Main Street in Richmond when an intoxicated naked man wandered into the street.
"He was stumbling around not trying to fight anyone. He wasn't acting violent," Werz said.
She said when the naked man approached an SUV three men jumped out of the vehicle.
"One of them punched the guy on the side of the face. He helplessly fell to the ground. Covered his face to protect himself, and the men continued to kick him from the front and from the back," said Werz.
Werz told CBS 6 when police arrived she showed them the video of the incident.
"Both of them said they didn't need it, that they had what they needed," she said.
Starlite Lounge bouncer Simon Coon also witnessed the attack. He told CBS 6 the naked man attempted to get inside his bar just a few minutes before the attack.
"[The naked man] was in no danger of hurting anyone, he was barely able to stand on his own," said Coon.
Days after the incident the naked man told CBS 6 he was drunk at the time of the incident and does not remember much from that night. He was not able to remember why he was naked and wandering the streets.
Charges have not been filed against the naked man nor the men in the video.
When CBS 6 asked about the lack of charges in this case, Richmond Police Public Relations Manager Gene Lepley released this statement:
"After viewing the video, speaking with eyewitnesses and interviewing the persons involved in the incident, none of whom wanted to press charges, the officers used their discretion not to file charges that night. They have filed a case report which will be used by a detective as the basis for a follow up investigation. Charges could still be filed in this case."
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Click here to read the CBS 6 follow-up to this story.
"I get chills still watching it," said Cari Werz. "Two guys punched him and then now three of them are kicking him, and he's laying helpless on the ground. Not trying to attack back, just trying to cover his face."
Werz told CBS 6 she decided to shoot video of the incident the minute she saw the men approach the naked man.
She thought police might need the video for evidence, but said Richmond Police never asked to see her video.
The incident happened as the bars let out early Sunday morning, July 25.
Werz told CBS 6 between 200 and 300 people were standing outside the bars near the corner of Robinson and Main Street in Richmond when an intoxicated naked man wandered into the street.
"He was stumbling around not trying to fight anyone. He wasn't acting violent," Werz said.
She said when the naked man approached an SUV three men jumped out of the vehicle.
"One of them punched the guy on the side of the face. He helplessly fell to the ground. Covered his face to protect himself, and the men continued to kick him from the front and from the back," said Werz.
Werz told CBS 6 when police arrived she showed them the video of the incident.
"Both of them said they didn't need it, that they had what they needed," she said.
Starlite Lounge bouncer Simon Coon also witnessed the attack. He told CBS 6 the naked man attempted to get inside his bar just a few minutes before the attack.
"[The naked man] was in no danger of hurting anyone, he was barely able to stand on his own," said Coon.
Days after the incident the naked man told CBS 6 he was drunk at the time of the incident and does not remember much from that night. He was not able to remember why he was naked and wandering the streets.
Charges have not been filed against the naked man nor the men in the video.
When CBS 6 asked about the lack of charges in this case, Richmond Police Public Relations Manager Gene Lepley released this statement:
"After viewing the video, speaking with eyewitnesses and interviewing the persons involved in the incident, none of whom wanted to press charges, the officers used their discretion not to file charges that night. They have filed a case report which will be used by a detective as the basis for a follow up investigation. Charges could still be filed in this case."
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Click here to read the CBS 6 follow-up to this story.
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