
The Waco Police Department issued a warrant for the arrest of 17-year-old Jamarion Reese on Thursday, hoping to charge him with a Class 'A' assault. His April 1 mugshot for a parole violation
Texas authorities are searching for the teenage boy who was seen in a viral video brutally beating his girlfriend after she allegedly tried to play a breakup prank on him.
The Waco Police Department issued a warrant for the arrest of 17-year-old Jamarion Reese on Thursday, hoping to charge him with a Class 'A' assault.
They shared in a Facebook post that their investigation began after numerous people shared the shocking video with their department.
'The investigation determined this was a case of dating violence and they have had a dating relationship for the past 2 years,' Public Information Officer Sgt. Patrick Swanton said in the post that was updated from one on Monday.
He continued: 'Based on the investigation a warrant was issued for Reese’s arrest. We are aware of his current location and will be serving the warrant when possible.'
The Class 'A' assault charge could see Reese in jail for up to a year with a $4,000 fine.


Reese posted on his Instagram story last Friday that he was headed to jail for parole violation and also alluded to the beating video as another reason he was headed back behind bars
The DailyMail.com initially reported on Saturday that the police department was investigating after the couple from the footage gloated about their notoriety on social media.
Reese even posted on his Instagram story last Friday that he was headed to jail but later posted videos of himself driving to Atlanta, Georgia.
Reese was booked into McLennan County Jail in Waco for a parole violation on April 1 for an undisclosed offence, the Waco Tribune-Herald reports. He was convicted for the offense in juvenile court.
But calls made by the DailyMail.com today revealed that he was no longer in custody at the jail.
Police are not actively seeking him.

The DailyMail.com initially reported on Saturday that the police department was investigating after the couple from the footage gloated about their notoriety on social media


Last Friday, Reese alsor posted videos of himself driving to Atlanta, Georgia. The DailyMail.com called the McLennan County Jail in Waco on Friday and learned that Reese was no longer in custody
The video - since deleted by its original poster - made its rounds on various social media platforms, with folks demanding answers and that the aggressive teen wound up behind bars.
In the brief clip, the girl's boyfriend can be heard telling her not to touch him after she has pulled the breakup prank - where she told him she no longer wanted to be with him.
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ShareShe laughs at him and asks the 17-year-old if he is mad.
'You don't believe me,' he asks the girl, who puts her hand on his thigh as if to brace herself.
She retorts 'I don't care,' and almost immediately, the teen punches her in the face and pounces on her.
The Waco, Texas, resident viciously punches her, leaving her defenseless and screaming that it is a 'prank.'


Clip shows the teenage girl telling her boyfriend that she doesn't care if he is angry before he starts punching her viciously

He viciously punches her, leaving her defenseless and screaming that it is a 'prank.' She can be heard sobbing as he beats her
Someone bursts into the room and tells them that they need to 'chill' and relax but the teen states: 'Stop playing with me bro.'
He gathers his things and then exits the room as his battered girlfriend tearfully goes to turn off the camera.
Many versions of the video have been circulated and both of the teens were immediately verified on their social media pages.
But users were in disbelief to see that not only had the girl forgiven but that both she and her boyfriend were bragging about the publicity.


He gathers his things and then exits the room as his battered girlfriend tearfully goes to turn off the camera

The girl posted a text conversation where she asserted that the entire ordeal 'it's not that serious'
Both took to their Instagram stories and shared - then deleted - their various thoughts about the beating.
The girl posted a text conversation where she asserted that 'it's not that serious.'
She added: 'Maaaannn the s**t just didn't go as planned; mind yours.'
The teen would later take to her Instagram Live to argue with various people telling her that she should be concerned and go somewhere safe.
'We got real love over here, we punch each other,' she asserted in a comment.

'I'm 17 tf y'all worried about me for,' the 17-year-old said in his Instagram story. 'She good, we good. She ain't got no bruises or nun tf y'all steady talking for!!'
Folks rushed to her boyfriend's page and called him every name under the book. Many demanded that he be locked up and shared his information with various local authority.
'I'm 17 tf y'all worried about me for,' he said in his Instagram story. 'She good, we good. She ain't got no bruises or nun tf y'all steady talking for!!'
People also pointed to concerning posts on the 17-year-old's page, including a brief image of him pointing a gun to her head.
A user on Twitter shared a direct message where she indicated that the Waco Police Department in Texas had seen the video and were investigating the incident.

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