Woman charged for allegedly punching, spitting at rescuers
Sometimes, it just doesn’t pay to be a hero.
Responders to an emergency situation in the City of Burlington Sunday were threatened, had punches and ice packs thrown at them and were spit on in responding to the 400 block of North Pine Street.
Stephanie Haines of Highwood, Ill., is facing two charges of throwing or discharging bodily fluids at a public safety worker and a single count of battery to an emergency rescue worker, all stemming from the incident.
All three charges are felonies and carry maximum penalties of 13 years in jail and fines of up to $30,000.
According to the criminal complaint filed this week in Racine County Circuit Court, City of Burlington police were dispatched to a residence on North Pine Street for an unknown medical problem. When they arrived, officers were told that Haines was out of control.
Haines was on a balcony 20 feet in the air when an officer pulled her away from the balcony. Haines then allegedly attempted to punch the officer, who responded by taking her down to the ground.
Burlington Rescue Squad personnel arrived at the scene and started treatment, and one of the EMTs allegedly had an ice pack thrown at her and was bitten by Haines.
At Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington later, when Haines was being treated, she allegedly spit twice on another officer.
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