In December, Kathryn Knott was found guilty of simple assault, conspiracy, and reckless endangerment after participating in a group attack on a gay couple in Philadelphia. She was sentenced to 5-10 months in prison, two years probation and will have to pay $2,000 in fines. The two others who participated in the brutal attack, Kevin Harrigan, 27, and Philip Williams, 25, both pleaded guilty and received probation.

During the mob beat down, one of the victims suffered a broken jaw as the three assailants, Knott and two male friends of hers, shouted anti-gay slurs. 

O'Donnell, outraged over the incident, created a parody account with the name "Knotty is a Tramp," where she blogged about any and all information that she could find on the woman, her father, and the case. She noted that the chief's daughter often used anti-gay rhetoric in her social media posts.