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Boys, girl, women charged after officers assaulted in fights in Hampton

Hampton police said officers were breaking up a series of fights in Phoebus. Two boys, a girl, and two women, Whitney Johnson and Maliaka Rencher, were charged.
Credit: Hampton Police Division
Whtiney Johnson

HAMPTON, Va. — Hampton police got a call about a fight involving a large number of children in Phoebus on Saturday. Officers showed up. A bunch of other fights started, and five people were charged.

Police said the call about the initial fight in the 200 block of West Kelly Avenue came at around 5:45 p.m. Officers who went there started collecting information. Then, family members of someone who seemed to be involved in the fight showed up. A number of other fights started, and several officers were assaulted.

As a result of what happened, two boys and a girl were charged. Police said two women also faced charges:

Whitney Johnson, Disorderly Conduct, Fighting in Public, and Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer

Maliaka Rencher, Disorderly Conduct

Rencher was released on a summons, so a mug shot was available only for Johnson.

Credit: Hampton Police Division
Whtiney Johnson

Police said two of the people went to Sentara CarePlex Hospital for treatment of some minor injuries.

No officers actually were hurt during the incident.

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