A 64-year-old woman is charged with a hate crime for confronting a man wearing a "Palestine" sweatshirt at a Panera Bread.

A 64-year-old woman, Alexandra Szustakiewicz, from Darien, Illinois, has been charged with a hate crime after confronting a man wearing a "Palestine" sweatshirt at a Panera Bread in Downers Grove. Szustakiewicz allegedly yelled expletives and tried to hit a phone out of a woman's hand who was recording the incident. She faces two counts of hate crime and one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Authorities emphasized that such behavior will not be tolerated and every member of society deserves respect.

November 18, 2024
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