Twitter beef causes Ohio teen's arrest

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A 19-year-old teen was arrested after posting a video of herself assaulting another young girl on WorldStarHipHop.com. The attack was spurred by a dispute over social media. Tashay D. Edwards became popular overnight on the Internet, and the incident became a trending topic on Twitter. VibeVixen.com reports:

Tashay D. Edwards, a 19-year-old Ohio native, was arrested Monday (April 16) after brutally assaulting another young girl over a Twitter beef. A video of the incident, filmed by Edwards’ friends, was posted to WorldStar Hip-Hop on Wednesday (April 18), and the girls received internet fame instantly. With over 2 million views by the afternoon, the entire ordeal has been a trending topic on the social network.

In the one-minute clip, Edwards arrives to the victim’s house, brings up the Twitter argument and proceeds to drag, stomp and beat the girl from her door to the sidewalk. The scene is quite graphic and is a sad realization of how seriously things can be taken over “disrespectful” behavior on the internet.

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