Female passenger who pepper-sprayed Muslim Uber driver now fired by employer, following the racist tinged attack

Jennifer Guilbeault, 23, was caught on dashcam footage, pepper-spraying a Muslim rideshare driver in Manhattan, in an unprovoked attack, on July 31

Her attorneys have argued that her actions were not racially motivated

Uber driver Shohel Mahmud said she was overheard telling her companion she maced him because “he is brown”

Massachusetts native Jennifer Guilbeault, Tuesday was indicted on hate crimes by the Manhattan DA

She’s has just been fired from her job at a PR Agency

Uber passenger, Jennifer Guilbeault, was caught on dashcam footage, pepper-spraying a Muslim rideshare driver in Manhattan, in an unprovoked attack, on July 31

The Uber passenger charged with a hate crime for pepper-spraying a Muslim driver in Manhattan is a former sorority girl who was fired from her PR job over the shocking incident.
23-year-old fresh college graduate, Jennifer Guilbeault, had just started her career at a New York public relations firm when she was caught on dashcam springing forward to spray her rideshare driver in July, horrifying the pal who was with her.
Her employer, D Pagan Communications, fired her over the shocking incident.
Agency president Debra Pagan confirmed that Guilbeault had left the firm.
“We are aware of the actions of this former employee and we don’t condone this behavior,” the company, which specializes in PR for tech companies, said on X, in August.
“As alleged, Jennifer Guilbeault senselessly assaulted a Muslim Uber driver while he was just doing his job,” said Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg, in a statement.
“The victim is a hardworking New Yorker who should not have to face this type of hate because of his identity.

Jennifer Guilbeault, [photo], is charged with a hate crime after spraying her Uber driver with mace in July. Her employer, D Pagan Communications, fired her over the shocking incident

Guilbeault was riding in the backseat with a female friend at around 12:15 a.m., when she suddenly sprayed the noxious substance into the driver’s eyes, as recorded on car camera footage that went viral.
The 45-year-old Uber driver, Shohel Mahmud, later claimed that Guilbeault launched her assault simply because of his skin color.
“Her friend, she is yelling, ‘Jen, Jen, what the f–k, what are you doing? What’s going on?’” Mahmud told The Post days after the attack.
“Her friend is asking ‘Why did you do that?’ And she say, ‘He’s brown.’” 
Guilbeault, a Northbridge, Massachusetts, native was indicted in New York State Supreme Court on two counts of assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment for the unprovoked attack near Lexington Avenue and East 66th Street, on on July 31, by the DA’s office announced.
She is charged with one count each of Assault in the Second Degree as a Hate Crime, Assault in the Third Degree as a Hate Crime and Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree.

Viral dashcam video shows Jennifer Guilbeault spraying the rideshare driver with pepper spray. That aggressive act has led to her bing indicted by the state of New York and more recently cost Guilbeault her job

Her attorneys argued that the case should not be handled as a hate crime — and that a full review of the evidence would prove that: “Ms. Guilbeault was not motivated by race, religion, national origin, or any other discriminatory factor,” Michael J. Alber said in a statement.
“This case needs to be looked at with all surrounding circumstances which include assessing all of the evidence and lack of evidence,” he added. 
“We look forward to working with the District Attorney’s Office to fully vet all of the facts in the proper forum, which does not embellish or exaggerate the claims, especially where the integrity and credibility of claims can properly be tested.”

Uber driver Shohel Mahmud alleges Guilbeault maced him because he is “brown.”

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Tuesday, announced the indictment for the former sorority girl who earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations, advertising and applied communication at the Bronx university, where she also served as the VP social chair for her sorority, Sigma Delta Tau.

Jennifer Guilbeault served as VP social chair for her sorority, Sigma Delta Tau SDT at Manhattan College had just begun a promising career in PR, which she has now lost in the wake of her irrational outburst, allegedly motivated by racial profiling

Guilbeault was riding in the backseat with the other woman around 12:15 a.m. when she suddenly sprayed the noxious substance in the 45-year-old driver’s eyes, according to a viral clip circulating online.
The driver, Shohel Mahmud, later claimed that Guilbeault launched her assault simply because of his skin color.
He said he hadn’t spoken at all to the women when he picked them up near Lexington Avenue and East 66th Street in Midtown when his passenger who sitting in the back attacked him with the chemical spray.

Guilbeault’s friend and traveling companion allegedly yelled, ‘Jen, Jen, what the f–k, what are you doing? What’s going on?’, the driver said days later, adding that when her friend is asked, ‘Why did you do that?’ Guilbeault [photo], responded, ‘He’s brown’

“Her friend, she is yelling, ‘Jen, Jen, what the f–k, what are you doing? What’s going on?’” Mahmud said in a media interview days after the attack.
“Her friend is asking, ‘Why did you do that?’ And she say, ‘He’s brown.’”
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Guilbeault attacked the driver when he began praying in Arabic just as he approached a red light.

Guilbeault [photo], was indicted on several hate crime related charges this week by the Manhattan DA’s office

The father of three jumped out of the car, thinking the women were trying to rob him and his vehicle. When he hopped back inside as the car started to roll, she maced him again.
Cops arrested Guilbeault at the scene, but initially only gave her a desk ticket.