- Hill was arrested five days after the alleged physical assault outside The Shops at Crystals in the CityCenter complex. She is being held on felony child abuse, misdemeanor battery and hate crime charges.
- At the hearing, Hill reportedly told the judge that she did not understand why she’s being charged with a hate crime. She also asked to be released from jail without bail.
- The judge said it will be up to Hill’s public defenders to seek a competency evaluation. Court records show that she has undergone competency exams since April 2018 in a number of state court cases.
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- @uhmmajo told NextShark she recalled Hill yelling “something about ‘it’s your fault, I know what you did’ and ‘China’” when she hit her son.
- The court will hear evidence on Hill’s bias case on July 27. If released, she cannot go to the Las Vegas Strip area, the judge said.
- Hill’s bail is reportedly kept at $10,000.