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Shiloh Hendrix's Motion to Dismiss Charges Denied; Trial Set to Begin in July
Judge Christa Daily said the recorded slur could be unprotected fighting words, allowing the disorderly conduct case to go to trial.
- Rochester Judge Christa Daily denied a motion to dismiss disorderly conduct charges against Shiloh Hendrix, ruling that dismissal is improper where inflammatory language in a confrontational setting poses foreseeable risk of escalation.
- The charges stem from an April 2025 incident at Roy Sutherland Playground in Soldiers Field Park where court documents allege Hendrix shouted at and "repeatedly" used a racial slur toward an autistic child of Somali descent.
- While Hendrix's defense argued the charges violate First Amendment protections, Daily ruled the recorded language may constitute "fighting words," a category not shielded by the First Amendment.
- With the dismissal bid denied, the case moves toward trial where a jury will determine whether Hendrix's actions constituted disorderly conduct.
- Hendrix is scheduled to appear in Olmsted County Court for a pretrial hearing on July 14, followed by a trial beginning July 20.
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Trial in Rochester racial slur case moves forward; motion to dismiss denied
Shiloh Hendrix is charged with three counts of disorderly conduct after she was accused of using a racial slur toward a child and confronting an adult filming her in the aftermath of the incident.
·Fargo, United States
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Trial in racial slur case moves forward; motion to dismiss denied
ROCHESTER — The trial of a Rochester woman accused of using a racial slur toward a child will move forward after Judge Christa Daily denied a motion to dismiss the charges. Shiloh Hendrix, 37, faces three counts of gross misdemeanor disorderly conduct from an incident in which she is accused of using a racial slur toward a child and confronting an adult filming her in the aftermath of the incident. She is scheduled to appear in Olmsted County Co…
·Cherokee County, United States
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