
Galesburg Police on Tuesday, November 9th, around 4:00 pm responded to the 1900 block of National Boulevard – the area of the Henderson Street HyVee grocery store and gas station for several female subjects in the roadway yelling at each other. Officers observed 18-year old Nadia Bratcher of Galesburg swinging her arms at other females. Officers were forced to use pepper spray on Bratcher to get her to comply with commands and she was detained. 48-year old Anna Bratcher had to be warned numerous times to stop obstructing as she was telling officers Nadia Bratcher was innocent. Via cell phone video, offices watched as Nadia and Anna Bratcher got into an altercation with three females in another vehicle. Both vehicles sat in the roadway as the females began battering each other. It’s unclear how the fight started, but the video showed all the way up to the point when officers arrived and broke up the fight. Ultimately, Nadia and Anna Bratcher of Galesburg were charged with Fighting and Obstruction. 20-year old Akira Reed, 19-year old Akera Reed, and a 15-year old female juvenile – all of Galesburg – were all charged with Fighting.