Corbin Police have identified the woman caught on surveillance tape throwing flowerpots from the Engineer Street Bridge as Brenda Taylor Webb, but they suspect she has checked into The Trillium Center to a local hospital to avoid arrest.
Corbin Police Chief David Campbell said four different callers have identified Webb. With that information, police secured an arrest warrant for Webb, but have been unable to locate her after multiple trips to her home on Ott Road. Campbell said officers went to the home at least twice on Tuesday, but found no one at home. They returned early Wednesday morning.
While Webb’s van was in the driveway, Campbell said she wasn¹t home. However, her 12-year-old son, whom Campbell said is also seen on the video throwing the flower pot. Her son said she threw the pots off the bridge because she was angry that her oldest son is in jail. He added that Webb tried to choke the family¹s Pit Bull dog Tuesday night, after which, she went to The Trillium Center.
"The people at The Trillium Center will not say whether or not she is there," Campbell said Wednesday.
Campbell said officers would continue to watch the house in an effort to serve the warrant, which charges Taylor with second-degree criminal mischief. Several area florists told police it would cost about $850 to replace the five flowerpots that were damaged or destroyed when they were tossed from the bridge.
Under Kentucky law, the charge is a class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail. Campbell added that legal action against the boy could be forthcoming.
"If I have anything to say about, he will be charged," Corbin Police Colonel Bruce Rains said.
After conferring with several officers, Campbell said there is no legal statute to charge Webb for the juvenile¹s actions.
