Rapkin who is White has been charged with felony battery to a law enforcement officer and misdemeanor disorderly conduct with a hate crime enhancer after spitting at a Black student during a protest.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
June 12, 2020
Shorewood, Wisconsin - On Friday, Stephanie Rapkin, 64, a White female attorney has been charged with one felony count for battery to a law enforcement officer and one count for misdemeanor of disorderly conduct with an enhancer of a hate crime in connection with the June 6th incident where Rapkin was video recorded as she intentionally spat at a Black student during a protest in Shorewood. Rapkin had parked her vehicle in a manner to intentionally block a peaceful protest "No Justice, No Peace" seeking justice for George Floyd from Minneapolis and other victims of color murdered by police from Milwaukee. The protest was stopped by Rapkin's vehicle and couldn't temporarily continue through and when she was asked by protesters to move her vehicle, she spat at the face of Eric Lucas, 16, an African-American student.
Rapkin was later taken into custody and the next day, Rapkin shoved another person after she confronted protesters in the front public sidewalk of her house for drawing messages with chalk. When police went to arrest Rapkin at her home, she struck a Shorewood police officer in the groin with her knee.
If convicted, Rapkin is facing up to 9 months in jail and up to $1,000 in fines for misdemeanor disorderly conduct and with the added enhancer of a hate crime, the penalty is 1 year in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, and up to 6 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for battery to a law enforcement officer.
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