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| WGN-TV Chan 9 (chicago & sat/cable) Reporter Convicted of Battery |
| 2006-06-06 |
| Its behind a login thingy so: A WGN-TV Channel 9 reporter was convicted Monday of misdemeanor battery for a parking scuffle at a Glen Ellyn gas station. Marcella Raymond admitted grabbing the woman's finger during the April 9, 2005, dispute outside BP Amoco, but the off-duty reporter said it was in self-defense to avoid being poked in the eye. DuPage Associate Judge Brian McKillip found Raymond guilty of battery for making physical contact of an "insulting or provoking nature." He did, though, acquit her of a similar count in which she was accused of causing physical injury. He set sentencing for July 17. Raymond faces up to one year in jail and $2,500 in fines. She does not have a criminal history and will likely receive probation or court supervision. Raymond, 40, of Lombard, drove to the gas station at 339 Roosevelt Road that afternoon to meet her father, Christopher, who planned to watch her young son. She admitted berating another motorist, a 60-year-old Glen Ellyn woman, who took up two spaces when parking. The two exchanged more words, prompting the motorist to make a crude hand gesture toward Raymond while still seated in her car. She testified an angry Raymond intentionally twisted her left ring finger in response, causing it to break. She admitted attacking Raymond with punches and kicks, but the woman said she did not think she actually struck her. It was Raymond who called 911. "This lady is crazy," Raymond said in the recorded call, which was played in court. "She's beating me up." |
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