Jan 8, 2021
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 , was arrested Thursday in her home state of California. She was jailed in Ventura County, a spokesperson for the sheriff s office there said. It wasn t immediately clear what charges she might face. (Ventura County Sheriff s Office via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) A woman who falsely accused a black teenager of stealing her phone and then tackled him at a New York City hotel was arrested in her home state of California.
A woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him while being filmed at a New York City hotel apologized but defended her actions in a television interview conducted before she was arrested in California.
Woman allegedly attacked famous musician s teen son, now in custody
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Source: ABC News
Miya Ponsetto
Mugshot: Ventura County Sheriff s Department
MANHATTAN, New York - After a Grammy-award winning jazz musician took to social media to inform the public that his 14-year-old son became the target of what he viewed as a racially-fueled attack, authorities took note of the situation and as of this week, a woman connected to the incident is in custody.
According to ABC 7, nationally recognized trumpeter Keyon Harrold s instagram video and post depicted a woman, now identified as Miya Ponsetto of California, tackling Harrold s son and falsely accusing the boy of stealing her phone at a Manhattan hotel where the father-son duo were guests.
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