Protester acquitted in beating of state Senator Tim Carpenter

A Madison protestor is found not guilty in the attack on a state senator. A jury Tuesday acquitted Kerida O’Reilly on all charges related to the attack on Milwaukee State Senator Tim Carpenter at the State Capitol last summer. Police say she led the crowd that beat and kicked Carpenter after he took a photo of the riot at the Capitol square. The jury deliberated for about three hours. Samantha Hamer, a former Platteville native, was also charged in the attack on Carpenter. She pleaded to a lesser charge a few months ago.