Two women who stole MAGA hat from 7-year-old boy, assaulted mom, plead guilty to hate crimes



Two women who stole a "Make America Great Again" hat from a 7-year-old boy and assaulted his mother outside the Democratic National Convention in Wilmington, North Carolina, last year have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of theft, child endangerment, and hate crimes.

The women, Olivia Winslow and Camryn Amy, both 21, made their guilty pleas on Monday and are set to be sentenced for their crimes in September, the Delaware News Journal reported Wednesday.

The outlet noted that other charges including assault, attempted assault, and conspiracy were dropped as part of the plea agreement. Prosecutors reportedly offered the plea deal with the "approval of the victims" and are not expected to seek prison time for the defendants.

Lawyers representing the women reportedly agreed that probation was an "appropriate sentence" for their clients' actions but offered no further comment

Winslow and Amy were arrested last August after a video of their disturbing actions was posted on social media. In the video, the women can be seen harassing the mother and her young son, stealing a MAGA hat from the boy and tearing up a pro-Donald Trump sign.

"Are you destroying my property?" the mother asked. "You know that's a felony."

"Yes we are," responded Amy, before adding, "Get it Liv," in reference to the hat.

Outside the DNC Convention tonight, radical leftists attacked a 7 year old boy.Why?Because he was simply showin… https://t.co/JEaJluaW9g

— Students For Trump (@TrumpStudents) 1597979895.0

After the initial confrontation, the mother followed the two women through a parking lot while recording the events on her phone. She repeatedly demanded that they return the hat, but the women refused eventually throwing it onto the other side of a fenced area.

The women threatened to assault the mother and screamed profanities at her for the entire duration of the 2-minute video.

When a male bystander came to retrieve the hat, Amy punched him in the face. The video concluded with the same woman assaulting the mother.

The video has been viewed more than 5 million times on Twitter and even captured the attention of former President Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr.

Wilmington police reported that they were able to identify the two women and track them down after watching the footage.

Eggs allegedly thrown at children during rally supporting President Trump: 'This is what the Democrat party represents'



Delaware State Police on Monday told TheBlaze that "during a Republican Political Rally" Sunday outside the Crossroads Restaurant in Wilmington, three males between the ages of 20 and 25 drove by and threw eggs at the crowd standing near the roadway.

Police said three children and three adults were struck, no injuries were reported, and no arrests have been made amid the active investigation.

'I wanted to show you what these hateful liberals did to a little child'

Lauren Witzke, a Republican candidate from Delaware for U.S. Senate, hosted the event supporting President Donald Trump. Witzke posted a video on her Twitter page that she said showed the aftermath, including a little girl with eggshells in her hair and a little boy with egg on his shirt.

"I wanted to show you what these hateful liberals did to a little child," Witzke said in the clip as the video camera focused on top of the girl's head. "They drove by, and they threw eggs at little children."

Today, in @JoeBiden’s town, a child was egged during our pro-Trump rally by hateful leftists. @DonaldJTrumpJr… https://t.co/wQF9VP4EYi
— Lauren Witzke for U.S. Senate (@Lauren Witzke for U.S. Senate)1600052379.0

Witzke added that the rally participants were waiting for police and had the license plate of the egg-throwers' vehicle.

"This is a hate crime right here," she said, adding that "little children [are] getting egged" "just for being conservative."

Witzke also said, "This is what the Democrat Party represents, this is what the Democrat party allows" and that "we have to build something better for our children and their future, because the radical left will throw eggs at little children, the radical left will throw profanities at little children."

Here are other images:

#Children were egged during a @realdonaldtrump rally today (Sunday 9/13/2020) in #Delaware, hosted by U.S. Senate C… https://t.co/peajXEx00f
— ReopenDelaware (@ReopenDelaware)1600050287.0

How did folks react?

Of course a number of folks were upset at the alleged egging incident, but others had different points of view:

  • "Stop putting kids in the line of fire," one commenter wrote. "Children are not props. Your whole message is lost when you have these children in harm's way. Now you use them as a prop. Manipulate peoples emotion to fit your view. You are a piece of s**t."
  • "I'm pro-Trump, but using that poor wee girl to make a point is unacceptable," another commenter said. "Instead of standing over her and sticking a phone in her face ... she should have been held and comforted. Eggs hurt when you're hit by one. And clearly her eye was bothering her. Shame on you."
  • "Eggs are better than pepper spray," another detractor noted.

But there was plenty of pushback on such perspectives, too, as one commenter noted, "If this were the other way around, there would be a mic in every conservative congressman's face asking whether or not they denounced it. NO Democrat in Congress or running for office is ever asked to comment on stuff like this."

Haven't we seen this movie before?

In late August, two women in Wilmington were caught on video ripping up pro-Trump signs and stealing a red "Make America Great Again" hat while a 7-year-old boy cried and chased after them near the venue for the virtual Democratic National Convention.

And last week, Olivia Winslow and Camryn Amy — both 21 and from Wilmington — were indicted by a New Castle County grand jury on charges of second-degree robbery, second-degree conspiracy, endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree assault, attempted third-degree assault, offensive touching, and felony hate crimes, Delaware Online reported.

L to R: Olivia Winslow, Camryn AmyImage source: Wilmington Police

Video of the incident shows two women harassing a mother and her young son. The women ripped pro-Trump signs and stole a MAGA hat sitting near the boy, whose mother recorded the altercation.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

At one point the boy sees another hat on the ground, and when he goes to retrieve it, one of the women actually appears to stomp her foot to prevent him from picking it up. The video doesn't show whether she makes contact with the boy's hand:

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

But when a man the mother apparently knows attempts to intervene, the same woman appears to hit him in the face:

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

Here's the clip:

Outside the DNC Convention tonight, radical leftists attacked a 7 year old boy.Why?Because he was simply showin… https://t.co/JEaJluaW9g
— Students For Trump (@Students For Trump)1597979895.0

Two leftist women caught on video ripping up pro-Trump signs, stealing MAGA hat while 7-year-old cries indicted on hate crime charges



The two Delaware women who were caught on video ripping up signs supporting President Donald Trump and stealing a red "Make America Great Again" hat while a 7-year-old boy cried and chased after them have been indicted on hate crime charges.

Olivia Winslow and Camryn Amy — both 21 and from Wilmington — were indicted by a New Castle County grand jury Tuesday on charges of second-degree robbery, second-degree conspiracy, endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree assault, attempted third-degree assault, offensive touching, and felony hate crimes, Delaware Online reported.

L to R: Olivia Winslow, Camryn AmyImage source: Wilmington Police

Three of the seven charges are felonies and collectively are punishable by 15 years in prison, the outlet said, adding that the hate crime charges could lead to the most prison time.

Winslow and Amy are out on bail, a spokesman for Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings told Delaware Online. The outlet said it's unclear when they are to be arraigned.

What's the background?

The video — recorded Aug. 20 near the venue for the virtual Democratic National Convention — shows two women harassing a mother and her young son. The women ripped pro-Trump signs and stole a MAGA hat sitting near the boy, whose mother recorded the altercation.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

The boy can be seen running after the women and saying, "That's somebody else's hat!" Soon he starts crying.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

The mom and son followed the women through a parking lot as things heated up.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

At one point the boy sees another hat on the ground, and when he goes to retrieve it, one of the women actually appears to stomp her foot to prevent him from picking it up. The video doesn't show whether she makes contact with the boy's hand:

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

But when a man the mom apparently knows attempts to intervene, the same woman appears to hit him in the face:

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

Soon she tosses the stolen hat over fence:

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

The other woman then throws part of a ripped sign over a fence as well:

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

Then the same woman who appeared to hit the man in the face and stomped her foot near the boy's hand went after the mom, as the camera seems to show the woman taking a swipe at her:

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @TrumpStudents

Soon the clip ends.

Outside the DNC Convention tonight, radical leftists attacked a 7 year old boy.Why?Because he was simply showin… https://t.co/JEaJluaW9g
— Students For Trump (@Students For Trump)1597979895.0

The video, which was posted by Students for Trump and received attention from Donald Trump Jr., has received millions of views. According to Fox News, the White House has even contacted the boy.

Anything else?

Delaware Online noted that state law indicates that a hate crime occurs if a person commits it "for the purpose of interfering with the victim's free exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege or immunity protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, or commits said crime because the victim has exercised or enjoyed said rights."

The outlet added that state Attorney General Jennings — whose office pursued the indictment against the women — said in a written statement Tuesday that "harming another person — let alone a child — because of the expression of their views betrays the principles on which our country was founded."