Woman who falsely accused Black teen of theft in NYC hotel is arrested
The 22-year-old s lawyer said her client is emotionally unwell and remorseful for her Dec. 26 conflict with 14-year-old Keyon Harrold Jr. at Manhattan’s Arlo Hotel
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This booking photo provided by Ventura County Sheriff s Office in California shows Miya Ponsetto. Ponsetto, who falsely accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and then tackled him at a New York City hotel on Dec. 26 , 2020 (Ventura County Sheriff s Office via AP) Author: Associated Press Updated: 8:53 AM EST January 8, 2021
NEW YORK A woman who falsely accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and then tackled him at a New York City hotel was arrested Thursday in her home state of California.
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In a virtual interview that took place hours before she was arrested in California, Miya Ponsetto, 22, snapped Enough! at CBS This Morning host Gayle King as she held a defiant hand in the air.
On December 26, Ponsetto was seen on camera approaching a Black teen and his father, jazz musician Keyon Harrold, in the lobby of NYC s Arlo Hotel.
Ponsetto accused the 14-year-old boy, Keyon Harrold Jr., of stealing her phone, ultimately tackling him in an attempt to get the phone from him. (Her missing phone was later found at the hotel.)
Harrold captured the alleged assault in a one-minute video; it was also seen on the hotel s surveillance camera.
By Morgan Gstalter - 01/08/21 09:59 AM EST
A woman who tackled a Black teenager at a New York City hotel after accusing him of stealing her phone was arrested on Thursday by California police.
Miya Ponsetto, 22, was taken into custody in her home state and is jailed in Ventura County, KTLA reported.
She is currently being held without bail on a felony fugitive from justice charge, according to the jail. It is unclear what charges she will face back in New York.
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The New York Police Department (NYPD) flew detectives out to California earlier that day with a warrant for her arrest.