A mom of two in Wisconsin is healing after a brutal attack. Gheonna Lacy was leaving work when she was suddenly being beaten by someone wielding a baseball bat. Lacy, who is pregnant with her third child, tried to defend herself while hooded assailants attacked her. Although the exact reasoning for the unexpected attack is unknown, the mom admitted she knows one of her attackers. Police are investigating the incident, and even though no arrests have been made, they are sure some will happen soon. Meanwhile, the mom is attempting to navigate complex feelings after such an attack.
The attack took place just before 7 a.m. on January 15, 2026, WISN reported. Lacy was ending her shift at a group home and was on her way to warm up her car. The attackers were caught on doorbell camera footage running to where Lacy said her car was. One of them was seen carrying a baseball bat.
According to the outlet, screaming can be heard in the video, along with the sound of a bat hitting the pregnant woman.
“They just immediately knocked me to the ground. Started swinging the bat. Stomping me with their feet,” Lacy told the outlet from her hospital bed the day after her attack.
She said she was doing her best to protect her middle section because the attackers seemed to be targeting her unborn child.
“She was starting to kill the baby. To get the baby,” Lacy said of one of her attackers, per WISN.
According to Lacy, she recognized her female attacker as a woman who had been stalking her following a dispute over a relationship. She didn’t recognize the male attacker, though.
“As a pregnant person, you feel like you’re safe. Like no one is going to touch you,” the mom shared.
WTMJ reported that as of January 19, no arrests had been made, and Lacy, who is 25 weeks pregnant, had been released from the hospital. She said doctors let her know that her unborn baby is safe despite the violent incident.
The Racine Police Department’s Violent Crime Unit is investigating the attack. Police officials told WTMJ they hope to have updates on the case soon. Those updates could “include naming suspects, recommending charges, or even making arrests,” Sgt. Alicia Mitchell explained.
Despite assurances from authorities, however, Lacy said the attack has left her feeling vulnerable and unsafe.
“I had to change my locks, just in case. I have cameras on my front and back doors now,” she explained. “I don’t want to leave the house. You never think something like that will happen.”
Lacy’s boss Sahar Assad started a GoFundMe account to help her while she recovers. “This traumatic incident has left her physically injured, emotionally shaken, and unable to work at this time,” the fundraiser read. “Any contribution—no matter the amount—will help ease the burden during this incredibly painful time.”
The fundraiser is more than halfway to its goal thus far.
