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Commissioner says 4-year-old 'fake hate crime' in Green Oak Township was prosecuted and reduced to misdemeanor
Summary
Commissioner Nakagiri told the Livingston County Board of Commissioners that a 2019 incident in Green Oak Township involving Renee Gideon was a staged hate crime, and said the county prosecutor charged the case as a felony that later was reduced to a misdemeanor with $775 in fines and costs.
During commissioner comments at the Aug. 11, 2025 meeting, Commissioner Nakagiri described a 2019 incident in Green Oak Township involving Renee Gideon and called it a "fake hate crime." Nakagiri said the incident began after Gideon publicly supported a drag-queen bingo event at MelonFest and said the county…
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