While being arrested the second time, police say, she kneed an officer in the groin.
MILWAUKEE – Stephanie Rapkin, a 64-year-old Wisconsin lawyer seen spitting on a young African-American protester in a video shared on social media, has been chargedRapkin was captured on video confronting protesters June 6 who were urging her to move her car, which was parked and blocked the progress of a march.
The battery on a law enforcement officer charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison, plus three years of extended supervision. "Eric’s voice, and the voice of all those who have marched with him all over the community, will not be silenced."
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