Minnesota Mom Shiloh Hendrix Appeals Disorderly Conduct Conviction After Saying the N-Word to Somali Man Filming Her During Viral Park Confrontation

A Minnesota mother convicted of disorderly conduct for using a racial slur during a confrontation at a playground is appealing her misdemeanor conviction, arguing that the case represents an unconstitutional punishment of protected speech.

Shiloh Hendrix, 37, was found guilty in July of one count of disorderly conduct stemming from a 2025 incident in which she used the n-word at a man who was filming her and aggressively demanding she say it as she carried her toddler, after first allegedly using the slur toward a Somali boy who had stolen from her diaper bag.

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After four days of testimony and nearly nine hours of deliberation, the jury cleared her on the charge involving the child but convicted her for her words and conduct toward the videographer, Sharmarke Omar, a Somali TikTok user who has previously faced sexual assault charges.

She was sentenced to a $1,000 fine, 200 hours of community service, and a stayed 90-day jail term.

Her attorney, Brian Karalus, filed the appeal with the Minnesota Court of Appeals on July 30, according to a report from local station KIMT.

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In a detailed analysis, FIRE noted that the video shows only a heated verbal exchange without threats or violence, and that Omar actively solicited the repetition of the slur so he could capture and shame her.

“Unless the trial record contains some critical fact absent from public reporting, that conviction cannot stand under the First Amendment,” the group wrote. “A public argument does not become a crime because a speaker used a particular word.”

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The organization argued that the proper response to offensive language is counter speech or simply walking away, not criminal sanctions.

Hendrix has maintained that the prosecution was unfair and has vowed to keep fighting the outcome.

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