Felony charges against a migrant mother from Venezuela who was arrested after allegedly blocking traffic and scuffling with police over bathroom access were dropped Friday by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office.
with three counts of resisting or obstructing police, which is a Class 4 felony, as well as a misdemeanor citation of obstructing traffic, according to police and court records. The Sept. 9 confrontation with police began after she tried to bring her 3-year-old child into the public bathroom at a Southwest Side police station.Advertisement,” she said hours after her court appearance, meaning that thanks to the lord, she and her son are doing well.
Coy, whose child has a cleft lip, had said she felt it was unsafe and unsanitary to take her child into that bathroom. Migrants told the Tribune the portable bathroom was cleaned only periodically and not enough for the more than 60 people, including 30 young children, who live at the station.