Miya Ponsetto

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...

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.

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...

The woman who accused black teen of stealing her cell phone has been arrested, Marc Santia reports.

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.

The attorney identified the woman as 22-year-old Miya Ponsetto and NYPD officials are heading to Los Angeles, where she lives, to interview her.