Two Milwaukee women now admit they attacked a group of a Muslim women in Cathedral Square Park last summer, and could be sentenced under hate-crime guidelines.
Online court records show Miracle Reed and Payton Smith each pleaded guilty Friday to charges stemming from the July 30 incident .
What were the charges?
Reed, 35, pleaded guilty to felony substantial battery intended to inflict bodily harm and misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Both charges included hate crime enhancements. Reed also pleaded guilty to bail jumping.
Smith, 30, pleaded guilty to two counts of battery, misdemeanor charges that also included hate crime enhancements.
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The pleas represent a major step toward the legal closure of a criminal case that local and national Muslim organizations argued needed to be prosecuted by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office as a hate crime.