Five Charged in Boat Ramp Beating

Five people were arrested over the weekend and charged with the attempted murder of a man last year. Jerry A. Carden Jr, Meesha Brieanne Williams, Kelvin Lynn Bradley Jr., Daniel A. Shearl and Jeffery Scott Brooks Jr. all from the Tri-Cities area are facing charges related to the attack of a man at the boat ramp on Wilbur Dam Road. The victims family said he was beaten with a baseball bat, brass knuckles and a cast iron skillet.