NEW YORK – A Florida woman accused of using pepper spray on a group of Asian women in New York City has been arrested on several hate-crime charges, according to CBS News.
The CBS report, citing the New York Police Department, said Madeline Barker, 47, of Merritt Island, got into a “verbal altercation” and made anti-Asian statements before using pepper spray on four women in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood on June 11.
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No other details about the altercation were immediately released.
Barker was arrested on two counts of assault as a hate crime, two counts of attempted assault as a hate crime and four counts of harassment as a hate crime, according to the report.
The victims were not seriously injured, according to police.
The NYPD said the incident was captured on video.