Judy Kline: Woman, 54, banned from reaching out to Latino family she harassed after Ring video goes viral
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI: Judy Kline, an accused charged with multiple offenses in a harassment case will no longer be able to contact the Latino family she allegedly threatened with a hammer. In a court ruling on Wednesday, February 15, an order of protection was granted against the accused, who did not appear in court virtually or in person. As per Joel Currier, a media liaison for the Judicial Circuit Court in Missouri, one of the family members, Guadalupe Rivera-Gonzalez, testified in a virtual hearing and claimed that Kline came to their house multiple times for the last year.
The victim also added that Kline threatened her family with a hammer and said they were not US citizens, although, the family is Mexican-American. As per orders, Kline is prohibited to come within 300 feet of the family’s residence, car, workplace, or "any place they may be found.” The Wednesday judgment also means that the accused cannot be stalking, abusing, or molesting the family, communicating with them, and is not allowed to enter their property. Fatima Suarez, the family’s daughter, shared a clip of her Ring camera video on TikTok, which immediately went viral.
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'You're not American'
The video that was seen by millions of users shows the alleged encounters with Kline, where she yells into the camera, goes through their mail and makes racist verbal attacks. "What the hell are you doing in my home,” Kline shouts into the Ring video doorbell camera. The other time she can be heard saying, "You're not American, get off of my property.” “Did you have something to do with 9/11?" she yelled on another day. The Ring camera also captured Kline allegedly using a hammer to break into the basement door window by trying to break the glass on the door, as per a probable statement obtained by ABC News. Suarez claims that during the alleged break-in her father and then four-year-old sister were inside the house.
'I don't want them to ever feel uncomfortable'
"The victim stated that once inside, [Kline] yelled insults at him while holding the hammer over her head," the probable cause statement said, in reference to the father. Fatima Suarez in an earlier interview said, "I'll do anything to protect [my parents] and I don't want them to ever feel uncomfortable in their own home." In a statement from last week, St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office said that it "elevated the warrant application related to this case."
At present, Kline is booked with three felonies, which are burglary, property damage, and unlawful use of a weapon.
