JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Bond was set at $180,000 on Thursday for an 18-year-old woman arrested in connection with a Jacksonville street brawl, which was captured on video that went viral.
Jontaianna Pitts is charged with aggravated battery, felony battery on a security guard and criminal mischief.
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Earlier this month, Pitts pleaded not guilty and was released on $30,000 bond, but it was increased Thursday and she was returned to the Duval County Jail. Her next hearing is set for July 20.
Zakeria Johnson, 24, and Ronetta Wright, 21, are both accused of punching someone with closed fists in connection to the same brawl.
The fight started at a shopping plaza on Moncrief Road, and about 90 minutes later, police say another fight involving the same people took place at Simonds-Johnson Park nearby.
Several people filmed the fight, and even streamed it on Facebook Live.
Wright repeatedly hit one victim, who is pregnant, and kicked her while she was on the ground, including kicking the victim in the head multiple times, according to police.
Police said that during the brawl, Wright also hit a car with a baseball bat, smashing out the driver's side rear window as she attempted to pull the pregnant victim out of the car.
Members of Pitts’ family said she was working when women showed up at the business to fight her. Then, the chaos began, and it was caught on camera.
Police said Pitts was seen in the video swinging a bat and hitting people, but her aunt says the video doesn’t tell the whole story.
“Things led up to that,” Tiara Hernandez said. “It wasn’t just Jontaianna swinging a bat, it was Jontaianna defending herself and her mom if that was even Jontaianna. I can’t say, I wasn’t there.”
Pitts has a prior felony arrest for possession of a weapon on school property.