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Battered woman rescued after yelling for help from Ocala hotel balcony, police say

OCALA, Fla. — Ocala police rescued a woman who ran out onto a hotel balcony and yelled she was being held against her will Friday, officials said.

Guests at the Holiday Inn at 3600 SW 38th Avenue started calling 6:11 p.m. saying the woman was begging for help from her hotel balcony, police said.

Officers arrived and found the 25-year-old woman “severely beaten” with a head injury, according to a press release.

Paramedics transported her to the hospital.

With the assistance of hotel staff, police identified five suspects, two men and three women, who know the victim. It was not a random attack, officials said.

Devon "Brook" McDougal-Stegall, 27, Stacy Gonzalez, 37, and Morris Beebe, 65 are facing false imprisonment charges in connection to the incident, according to Ocala Police spokeswoman Meghan Shay.