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Parents of Teen in NYC Hotel Fight Call for Boycott; Woman Seems to Back Off Apology
A white woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him at a New York City hotel appeared to back off her apology in a TV interview that aired Monday, suggesting that maybe he did try to steal it after all. Meanwhile, the teen’s parents are calling for a boycott over the hotel’s handling...
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Parents of Falsely Accused Black Teen Call for Hotel Boycott
The parents of the Black teenager falsely accused of stealing a woman’s phone are demanding action. They’re now calling for a boycott of the hotel where it happened. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.
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Woman Arrested After Falsely Accused Black Teen of Stealing Phone Flown to NYC
The woman who was seen on video falsely accusing acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Herrold’s son of stealing her phone has been escorted by police back to New York City two days after her arrest outside Los Angeles, police said. Miya Ponsetto was flown back to the city through Kennedy Airport early Saturday morning by NYPD detectives who’d traveled to...
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Woman Who Falsely Accused Black Teen of Stealing Phone at NYC Hotel Is Arrested
The woman who was seen on video falsely accusing acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Herrold’s son of stealing her phone in a New York City hotel last month has been arrested outside of Los Angeles, police said. Miya Ponsetto was put into custody Thursday evening by Ventura County Sheriff deputies. It was not immediately clear what charges the 22-year-old would...
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Woman Who Falsely Accused Black Teen of Stealing Phone at SoHo Hotel Arrested
The woman who accused black teen of stealing her cell phone has been arrested, Marc Santia reports.
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Suspect in Teen Profiling NYC Hotel Attack Under Arrest
The woman who was seen on video falsely accusing acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Herrold’s son of stealing her phone in a New York City hotel last month has been arrested outside of Los Angeles, police said. Katherine Creag reports.
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Police Arrest Woman Who Falsely Accused Black Teen of Theft in NYC Hotel
The woman who was seen on video falsely accusing acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Herrold’s son of stealing her phone in a New York City hotel last month has been arrested outside of Los Angeles, police said. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.
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Atty Says NYC Hotel Confrontation Wasn't ‘Race Related' as NYPD Heads to LA
An attorney for the woman who was seen falsely accusing acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Herrold’s son of stealing her phone in a New York City hotel has identified her client and police are on their way to interview the woman in Los Angeles. LA-based attorney Sharen Ghatan on Tuesday confirmed to NBC News that 22-year-old Miya Ponsetto was in...
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Mom of Boy in Viral NYC Hotel Confrontation, Others Demand Charges
The mother of the 14-year-old boy at the center of a racially charged upscale New York City hotel confrontation demanded the woman seen falsely accusing her son of phone theft be held accountable as calls for justice continue to mount. According to a one-minute video and narrative posted by the boy’s father, acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Harrold, the as...
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Rally For Black Teen Falsely Accused of Stealing
A black teen was falsely accused of stealing a phone and now his family and other activists desire justice to be served for prejudice acts.
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Parents, Community Call for ‘Justice for Keyon' After Viral NYC Hotel Confrontation
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and musician Keyon Harrold hold a rally in City Hall to protest against an alleged false accusation of theft and attack on his son by a woman at an upscale hotel last week. News 4’s Tracie Strahan reports.
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NYPD Hints at Charges for SoHo Hotel Incident Caught on Video
The NYPD has confirmed they are looking for the woman who was seen on video falsely accusing a teen boy of stealing her cellphone at a Manhattan hotel. NBC New York’s Phil Lipof reports.
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Noted Musician Alleges Woman Assaulted His Son After False Theft Claim at NYC Hotel
Jazz musician Keyon Harrold claims he and his son were assaulted at an upscale New York City hotel by a woman who accused the teenage boy of stealing her cellphone over the weekend. Harrold on Sunday posted a video on Instagram which showed part of the incident in the lobby of the Arlo Hotel in SoHo, sparking conversations about how…
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Manhattan DA Investigates False Theft Claim at NYC Hotel
Jazz musician Keyon Harrold claims he and his son were assaulted at an upscale New York City hotel by a woman who accused the teenage boy of stealing her cellphone over the weekend. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.
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