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Women who drove into protesters in Lawrence given probation

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A Lawrence woman who drove into protesters in 2020 will serve six months of probation after reaching a plea deal.

Lynda Kitsmiller, also known as Lynda Muncy. pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery. Prosecutors dropped a reckless driving charge as part of the plea deal. Police said Kitsmiller accelerated her vehicle into a group of people protesting police brutality in downtown Lawrence in May 2020.


One person suffered minor injuries. A month later, a Baldwin City woman, Mary Ellen Rose, was accused of driving into a crowd of people in downtown Lawrence. She later pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was fined $100.