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Who is Shannon Kobylarczyk? Brewers Fan Fired Over Viral ICE Threat Video

Who is Shannon Kobylarczyk? Brewers Fan Fired Over Viral ICE Threat Video

Summary

A Milwaukee Brewers fan named Shannon Kobylarczyk was fired from her job and banned from the team's stadium after making a viral threat to call ICE on a Dodgers fan named Ricardo Fosado during a baseball game. The incident drew attention because of its connection to immigration enforcement conversations in the U.S. Fosado, a U.S. citizen and military veteran, was also banned from the stadium for unrelated reasons.

Key Facts

  • Shannon Kobylarczyk threatened to call ICE on Ricardo Fosado during a Brewers-Dodgers game.
  • Fosado is a U.S. citizen and a Navy veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq.
  • The video of the incident went viral, leading to Kobylarczyk's dismissal from her job at ManpowerGroup.
  • Fosado was banned from attending future games at the stadium for public intoxication.
  • Both Kobylarczyk and Fosado faced bans from American Family Field.
  • The Milwaukee Brewers and ManpowerGroup released statements emphasizing respect and integrity.
  • Fosado stated that he does not believe Kobylarczyk should have lost her job.

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