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State Sen. Cathy Stepp (R-Yorkville) says she won't be bullied, intimidated or terrorized at her own home.
That's why she is pursuing charges against people involved in a protest at her house in the dark last week.
The Racine County Sheriff's Department is investigating the Dec. 16 incident in which people associated with Voces de la Frontera brought to Stepp's door their protest against a bill that would require those applying for a driver's license to show proof of legal residency.
Lt. John Hanrahan, public information officer for the Racine County Sheriff's Department, said Thursday the matter remains under investigation.
"There have been interviews of a number of people and we are trying to locate and interview other people who were on Stepp's property and also get statements from witnesses," Hanrahan said.
Hanrahan said the department will gather information about the incident and then will turn it over to the county district attorney's office, which will determine whether charges are appropriate.
Christine Neumann-Ortiz, director of Voces de la Frontera, a community group that works on immigrant and worker rights issues, said about four people were outside Stepp's house that night, but they were there only to talk to the senator. She denied any threats or intimidation.
About a dozen people had held a protest at Stepp's Racine office in the county courthouse between 3:15 and 5 p.m. Dec. 16. Neither Stepp nor her staff were at the office.
"(Stepp) had said that she valued my work and what I do in the Latino community and that...