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Related video: In February, President Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A transgender woman was arrested after telling police at the Florida State Capitol that she intended to break the law by using the women's restroom, an arrest affidavit said. The report referred to the suspect by their legal name, Luke Rheintgen.
The 20-year-old Illinois resident, who goes by "Marcy," previously sent a letter indicating her intention to break the law as a "transgender woman" and use the women's bathroom across from house room 222C inside the Tallahassee building.16-year-old Florida high school student killed by vehicle while crossing street: reportThe Florida Department of Law Enforcement Capitol Police had received the letter prior to Rheintgen's arrival, the document said. On the afternoon of March 19, Rheintgen arrived on the second floor of the House Office Building.
One officer and investigator stopped Rheintgen outside of the women's restroom and told her they would issue a trespass warning if she entered the bathroom.The affidavit said Rheintgen acknowledged their warning but responded saying, "I am here to break the law," as she entered the bathroom.The female officer followed her in, saying she was being issued the warning for all women's restrooms in the Capitol Tower and the House Office Building.
However, Rheintgen told authorities she didn't agree with the law and didn't want to leave.Rheintgen was escorted out, placed under arrest for trespassing on a property after a warning, and taken to the Leon County Detention Facility. Son accused of stabbing dad to death with sword fatally shot by Florida deputies“I wanted people to see the absurdity of this law in practice,” Rheintgen told The Associated Press.
“If I’m a criminal, it’s going to be so hard for me to live a normal life, all because I washed my hands. Like, that’s so insane.”It is unclear why Rheintgen, an Illinois native, was in Florida at the Capitol building.
WFLA.com has reached out to FDLE for clarification..
