No More Hate Crime Charges Against Midlothian Woman Shown Yelling 'N Word' At Margarita Festival

MIDLOTHIAN, IL -- A Midlothian woman who was captured on video last summer repeatedly using the N word and directing it at two African-American teachers at the Margarita Festival at the South Shore Cultural Center has been found guilty of a misdemeanor battery charge after originally having been charged with a hate crime. A judge called the actions of Jessica Sanders “most upsetting,” but did not believe they rose to the level of a felony, the Daily Southtown reports. Sanders may be sentenced on the battery charge during a court appearance next month.

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A widespread video last summer showed Sanders using the racial slur over a dispute with Ernest and Cassie Crim about a game of bean bags at the festival. It also shows the Midlothian woman spitting at Cassie Crim and knocking the cell phone used to record the altercation out of the hands of Ernest Crim. Both the Crims are employed as teachers in a Joliet Township school district.

Sanders previously stated in court she regrets using the word that day and has since undergone anger management. Previous reports indicate Sanders had a home address listed in Alsip.

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