The Brief
- Lady Dee Dotson of Racine faces charges of child abuse and disorderly conduct following an incident on Jan. 7.
- Dotson is accused of punching a juvenile and attempting to stab her with scissors and a barbecue fork.
- Police report that Dotson was belligerent during her arrest, requiring three officers to secure her after she yelled and kicked at them.
RACINE, Wis. – A 39-year-old Racine woman is accused of attacking a family member and threatening to stab her with a pair of scissors and barbecue fork. The accused is Lady Dee Dotson – and she faces the following criminal counts:
- Physical abuse of child-intentionally cause bodily harm
- Disorderly conduct
Police check on “civil trouble” complaint
What we know:
According to the criminal complaint, Racine police responded on Wednesday, Jan. 7 to a report of civil trouble near Thor Avenue and Chicago Street. When officers arrived on the scene, they spoke with two juveniles who stated the defendant struck one of the girls “multiple times and tried to stab her with a pair of blue scissors,” the complaint says.
One of the girls told police the defendant became upset “regarding a court case in Illinois” and focused her attention on one of the juveniles. The girl said “Dotson approached her and struck her in the cheekbone area with a closed fist two times and in the back of the head an unknown amount of times,” the criminal complaint says.…