Charges:Felony Kidnapping with intent to terrorize and/or cause bodily injury
Misdemeanor battery
Tampering with a witness
Facts and background:
17-years old.
Sitting on couch in front of window during the beating.
Was not seen hitting the victim in any of the released video.
Granddaughter of Mary Nichols, who is the owner of the property where the incident occurred.
Alleged to have been the driver of the kidnap car.
Is alleged to be the ringleader of the planning. Her lawyer denies that she was a ringleader.
Is the voice saying "don't hit the shelf" in the video.
Her bond was posted by a staff person of the Dr. Phil television show.
Has prior run-ins with the law, including allegations of violence, but nothing that was put on her record aside from civil infractions for traffic offenses.
Had a miscarriage at the age of 16.
Has had an unstable upbringing.
Analysis and speculation:
If it can be proven that she was in fact the driver of the kidnap car, she will face prison time. It seems unlikely she will try for a plea deal or cooperate with prosecutors due to the combative tone of her lawyer, Jamez Holz, who fully intends to take this to trial.
She likely has anger management issues stemming from feelings of abandonment. Her father apparently left her life at the behest of his new significant other. This may also explain her apparent vindictive and manipulative nature. Her mother, Christina Garcia, alleges in her MySpace page that Mercades' father once punched Mercades in the jaw.
She appears to have been close at one point with Brittini Hardcastle. There are a couple photos of them together on her MySpace page, and also a shout out in her blog.
Links:
Her MySpace (public)
1 comment:
"If it can be proven that she was in fact the driver of the kidnap car"
Mercades states she was driving.
Kayla Hassell states Mercades was driving.
Victoria states Mercades was driving.
It is established Mercades was driving.
What is not established is if it was a kidnapping or not.
You're analysis is flawed!
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