Woman Beaten By Officer At Decatur Gas Station 'In Treatment'

DECATUR, GA -- The woman seen in a viral video being beaten by a DeKalb police officer at a Decatur gas station is "in treatment" and "doing well," Patch has learned. The whereabouts of 38-year-old Katie McCrary made headlines this week when the agency investigating her beating sent out a press release saying that they couldn't find her.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday that McCrary couldn't be located. The agency left a number for her to call.

McCrary's attorney Jonathan Broderick of Broderick & Reed, P.C. law firm in Decatur, said that his client is being treated. "We continue to support her alongside her family on healing and moving forward," he said, according to WAGA-TV. He added, "Katie and our offices will contact the GBI in the upcoming days to assist them with their investigation."

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.
Attorney Amber Reed of Broderick & Reed 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.
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