Shorewood attorney guilty of spitting on Black teen during protest sentenced to 60 days jail time

SHOREWOOD, Wis. (CBS 58) – Stephanie Rapkin, the Shorewood attorney found guilty of spitting on a Black teenager during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest, was sentenced to 60 days in jail time on Tuesday, May 23, beginning on the day of the sentence.

She has received four days of pretrial credit and refused to serve probation.

Stephanie Rapkin just sentenced to 60 days in jail time. She must begin her time today. With four days of pretrial credit. Rapkin refused to serve probation.

— Bryant McCray (@BryantMcNews) May 23, 2023

Video showed Rapkin spitting at 17-year-old Eric Lucas and officials say her saliva struck Lucas in his face and mouth area and on the top of his shirt.

In April 2023, a jury deliberated for close to three hours and ultimately came back with a guilty verdict of disorderly conduct.