A woman accused of pepper-spraying several women while making anti-Asian comments in New York earlier this month faces multiple charges, including three counts of third-degree assault as a hate crime
Madeline Barker, 47, was arraigned Saturday night, a spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office told CNN, and bail was set at $20,000. Her next appearance in court is slated for Thursday, June 23.An attorney for the Legal Aid Society, which is representing Barker, could not be reached for comment.
At some point during the altercation, not captured in the video the NYPD released, an unidentified Asian man passed the group on the sidewalk, NYPD Sergeant Anwar Ishmael previously told CNN. The suspect allegedly turned to him and said,"You take all your b***hes back to where you came from," Ishmael said.Additionally, per the complaint, investigators showed a still image taken from video at the scene of the attack to the defendant, who allegedly responded,"That is me.
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