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    IL Woman Arrested for Spitting in Firefighter's Face

    April 24, 2021
    A Bloomington woman was released from custody Friday on battery and assault charges after spitting in the face of a firefighter during a response.

    By Kelsey Watznauer

    Source The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.

    McLean County Jail.
    Laura Cooper, 35, of Bloomington, IL.
    Laura Cooper, 35, of Bloomington, IL.

    Apr. 24—BLOOMINGTON, IL — A Bloomington woman was released from custody Friday on battery and assault charges.

    Laura Cooper, 35, is charged with aggravated battery and misdemeanor battery because police say she spat in a firefighter's face Thursday. She is also charged with two additional misdemeanors of obstructing an officer and assault.

    Court documents indicate the assault charge was filed because she hurled a kitchen plate at a person.

    Cooper was released on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond. Her arraignment was scheduled for May 21.

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