The female student who was caught on camera last week harassing a Jewish peer has been charged with the crime of misdemeanor battery. There were whispers that this was going to happen, and now it has.
Eden Deckerhoff, whom we have not named before now, is apparently a grad student and employee of the school.
From the Tallahassee Democrat:
FSU grad student employee faces misdemeanor battery charge after ‘antisemitic harassment’A case of “antisemitic harassment” at Florida State University – which made it all the way to the U.S. attorney general’s office – has resulted in a misdemeanor battery charge.The short video that went viral on social media captured an altercation between a woman, who is an FSU employee and graduate student, and a Jewish student. The woman is seen flipping off and yelling at a man sitting inside the Leach Student Recreation Center before apparently shoving the man.According to recently released court records, a misdemeanor battery charge was brought against the employee Aug. 4. The Tallahassee Democrat does not typically name individuals charged with misdemeanors.An advocacy group, Stop Anti-Semitism, started ciruclating the video and flagged FSU President Richard McCullough on the social media post saying the “assault warrants immediate expulsion.”
More from WTXL News in Florida:
Woman accused of antisemitism charged with batteryA viral video, showing a woman using expletives criticizing Israel and supporting Palestine, has been charged with misdemeanor battery.Police have identified the woman as FSU employee Eden Deckerhoff after reviewing video of a situation on the night of July 30 at the Leach Recreational Center.According to the arrest report, Deckerhoff hit the victim, an FSU student wearing an IDF ((Israel Defense Forces) shirt, on the shoulder while trying to reach for his smoothie on the table. The victim said he lifted his left arm to protect himself.The victim recalls what Deckerhoff said, “…she’s like telling me things like you’re part of a mass genocide, and you’re killing people, and I was in shock I didn’t understand what she was saying…she tried kind of like shoving me, and taking the drink and pouring it on my head, but I kind of just pushed her hand away.”The victim told police “she definitely hate crimed me.” Police asked the student if he wanted to pursue criminal charges and he said he would let them know later.
If you missed the video of the incident, it’s here:
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