{"id":120978,"date":"2024-11-01T22:18:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T15:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120978"},"modified":"2024-11-01T22:18:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T15:18:46","slug":"passenger-who-pepper-sprayed-muslim-uber-driver-fired-from-pr-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120978","title":{"rendered":"Passenger who pepper sprayed Muslim Uber driver fired from PR job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Uber passenger charged with a hate crime for <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/31\/us-news\/passenger-who-pepper-sprayed-uber-driver-for-no-reason-indicted-for-hate-crime-da\/\">pepper spraying a Muslim driver<\/a> in Manhattan is a former sorority girl who was fired from her PR job over the shocking incident.<\/p>\n<p>Manhattan College graduate Jennifer Guilbeault, 23, had just started a promising career at a New York public relations firm when she was caught on dashcam springing forward to spray her rideshare driver in July, horrifying the pal who was with her.<\/p>\n<p>However, her employer, D Pagan Communications in Melville, fired her over the shocking incident. Agency president Debra Pagan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prweek.com\/article\/1894362\/former-pr-agency-employee-indicted-hate-crime-charges-uber-driver-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">confirmed\u00a0to PR Weekly<\/a> that Guilbeault had left the firm, without saying when she left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware of the actions of this former employee and we don\u2019t condone this behavior,\u201d the company, which specializes in PR for tech companies, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dpagancomm\/status\/1820488753519149441?s=46&amp;t=62Pu2WyATtQLHpytY7B0eg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said on X in August<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jennifer Guilbeault, 23, is charged with a hate crime after spraying her Uber driver with mace in July. <span class=\"credit\">HerCampus.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guilbeault, a native of Northbridge, Mass. earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in public relations, advertising and applied communication at the Bronx university, where she also served as the VP social chair for her sorority, Sigma Delta Tau, according to an online profile.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Guilbeault graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in communications. <span class=\"credit\">Jennifer Guilbeault\/Linkedin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Glitzy photos posted to the Manhattan College chapter\u2019s social media page show her and her sisters dressing up for formals and celebrating scholarships.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jennifer Guilbeault served as VP Social Chair for her sorority, Sigma Delta Tau. <span class=\"credit\">SDT at Manhattan College \/ Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guilbeault was indicted in New York State Supreme Court on two counts of assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment for the Upper East Side attack, the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Guilbeault was riding in the backseat with the other woman at around 12:15 a.m. when she suddenly sprayed the noxious substance in the 45-year-old driver\u2019s eyes, according to a viral clip circulating online.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Video circulating only allegedly shows Guilbeault spraying the Uber driver. <span class=\"credit\">Reddit<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The driver, Shohel Mahmud, later <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/03\/us-news\/nyc-uber-driver-says-passenger-pepper-sprayed-him-over-skin-color-hate-crime\/\">claimed that Guilbeault launched her assault<\/a> simply because of his skin color. He said he hadn\u2019t spoken to the at all women when he picked them up near Lexington Avenue and East 66th Street in Midtown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer friend, she is yelling, \u2018Jen, Jen, what the f\u2013k, what are you doing? What\u2019s going on?\u2019\u201d Mahmud told The Post days after the attack. \u201cHer friend is asking \u2018Why did you do that?\u2019 And she say, \u2018He\u2019s brown.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Guilbeault was indicted on hate crime charges this week in Manhattan. <span class=\"credit\">SDT at Manhattan College \/ Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Guilbeault attacked the driver when he began praying in Arabic just as he approached a red light.<\/p>\n<p>The father of three jumped out of the car, thinking the women were trying to rob him and his vehicle. When he\u00a0hopped back inside as the car started to roll,\u00a0she maced him again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Uber driver Shohel Mahmu said she maced him because he was \u201cbrown.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">James Keivom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cops arrested Guilbeault at the scene, but initially only gave her a desk ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Guilbeault\u2019s attorneys argued that the case should not be handled as a hate crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs. Guilbeault was not motivated by race, religion, national origin, or any other discriminatory factor,\u201d Michael J. Alber said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis case needs to be looked at with all surrounding circumstances which include assessing all of the evidence and lack of evidence,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/01\/us-news\/passenger-who-pepper-sprayed-muslim-uber-driver-fired-from-pr-job\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Uber passenger charged with a hate crime for pepper spraying a Muslim driver in Manhattan is a former sorority girl who was fired from her PR job over the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120978\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=120978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=120978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=120978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=120978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}