{"id":2420454,"date":"2025-04-06T14:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T18:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-arrested-in-womens-bathroom-after-smug-prediction-you-wont-arrest-me\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T14:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T18:57:14","slug":"transgender-arrested-in-womens-bathroom-after-smug-prediction-you-wont-arrest-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-arrested-in-womens-bathroom-after-smug-prediction-you-wont-arrest-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender Arrested in Women&#8217;s Bathroom After Smug Prediction: &#8216;You Won&#8217;t Arrest Me&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftransgender-arrested-in-womens-bathroom-after-smug-prediction-you-wont-arrest-me%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420454&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Marcy Rheintgen,a 20-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">transgender resident<\/a> of Illinois,was arrested after entering a women&#8217;s restroom at Florida&#8217;s capitol in Tallahassee,in protest against a 2023 law prohibiting individuals from using bathrooms that do not correspond with their birth sex. Despite notifying Florida authorities of his plan and believing there would be no repercussions, Rheintgen was charged with trespassing, which carries a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">maximum sentence<\/a> of 60 days in jail. He spent one day in custody following the incident on March 19. Rheintgen asserted that the law is unjust and sent a letter to officials with a photo of himself, expressing confidence that he wouldn\u2019t face arrest. However, he was met by police at the Capitol and eventually charged. After his arrest, he expressed regret about the experience and mentioned the complications it caused for future visits to Florida for related hearings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Marcy Rheintgen was positive that there would be no consequences for breaking one of Florida&rsquo;s laws.<\/p>\n<p>He was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Rheintgen called Florida a &ldquo;home away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michiganders-asked-to-report-their-neighbors-for-election-misinfo\/\" title=\"Michiganders Asked To Report Their Neighbors For Election &#039;Misinfo&#039;\">home&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and said he was disturbed by a 2023 law banning some people from using bathrooms in certain places, such as the Capitol, that do not match the sex into which they were born.<\/p>\n<p>After alerting Florida authorities to his plan, the 20-year-old Illinois transgender was arrested on March 19 following his entry into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigrant-horror-man-rapes-chokes-to-death-girl-16-in-front-of-her-own-mother\/\" title=\"Immigrant Horror: Man Rapes, Chokes to Death Girl, 16, in Front of Her Own Mother\">women&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s restroom at Florida&rsquo;s Capitol in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<p>The stunt was indeed advertised in advance by letters to Florida legislators.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Rheintgen said in his letter, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article303199566.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know that you know in your heart that transgender people are human too, and you can&rsquo;t arrest us away.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know that you know that I have dignity,&rdquo; Rheintgen said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why I know that you won&rsquo;t arrest me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But that&rsquo;s exactly what happened.<\/p>\n<p>When he appeared, his reception committee of two officers met him outside the bathroom with an offer to work with him. He said that he wanted to use the bathroom anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Rheintgen was told he would get a notice to appear before a judge, obviating the need for an arrest, but the arrest affidavit said he did not meet the criteria for that.<\/p>\n<p>Rheintgen said he was &ldquo;sassy&rdquo; in dealing with the police and indicated he might pull the bathroom stunt again.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s a man in a woman&rsquo;s restroom.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Allen Priest (@AlPriest420) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlPriest420\/status\/1907451359315824693?\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The trespassing charge against Rheintgen is a second-degree misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of 60 days in jail.<\/p>\n<p>Rheintgen spent a day in jail.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He received the publicity desired.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Marcy Rheintgen, 20, a resident of Illinois, was taken into custody by Capital police and charged with trespassing after she tried to use a women&rsquo;s restroom at the State Capitol building. Hoping to use the act as a symbolic protest, the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carol Swain Enterprises, LLC (@carolmswain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carolmswain\/status\/1907238785630286329?\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He said he regretted the experience and was positive he would not be arrested.<\/p>\n<p>The student noted that life has become complicated by trips to Florida for hearings.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He referred to Florida as a &#8220;home away from home&#8221; and expressed his concern over a 2023 law that prohibits certain individuals from using restrooms that do not align with their birth sex in specific locations, including the Capitol. After notifying Florida authorities of his intentions, the 20-year-old transgender individual from Illinois was arrested on March 19 for entering the women&#8217;s restroom at the Capitol in Tallahassee. 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