Cobb Police said Friday that they’re looking for a woman they say injured 15 people after she released bear spray during a brawl at a hotel pool in the Cumberland area.
A warrant has been issued for Porsha Liddell, of Clinton, Miss., on a felony charge of first-degree child cruelty and misdemeanor charges of battery and reckless conduct.
Sgt. Eric Smith said that the incident took place around 6 p.m. last Saturday at the Embassy Suites hotel (2815 Akers Mill Road), and was after a verbal altercation between two females at an indoor pool.
“During the incident, one of the individuals produced a canister of bear spray and discharged it, striking the other female, her daughter, and numerous individuals in the surrounding area,” Smith said in a Cobb Police release.
He said the suspect fled the scene. The warrant states that eight of the people were minors who “suffered significant physical pain” that required medical attention.
Police said Cobb Fire personnel rendered aid on the scene.
In his release, Smith didn’t indicate what triggered the incident.
Bear spray is a concentrated red-pepper oil used to fend off attacks from bears and other large animals. When emitted from a cannister, the spray produces a cloud of heavy fog designed to disorient the animal and that lasts for several seconds.
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