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‘SoHo Karen’ Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime, Avoids Jail In Attack On Black Teen At NYC Hotel
A California woman who attacked a Black teenager at a luxury New York hotel in 2020 after falsely accusing him of stealing her cell phone has pleaded guilty to a felony hate crime. Miya Ponsetto, 23, pleaded guilty to unlawful imprisonment in the second degree as a hate crime in the December 2020 incident, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday. “Ms. Ponsetto displayed outrageous behavior,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. “As a Black man, I have
- U.S.The Guardian
Woman who falsely accused Black teen of stealing her phone pleads guilty to hate crime
Plea deal spares Miya Ponsetto of prison after charges from 2020 incident in which she tackled 14-year-old at Manhattan hotel Keyon Harrold in front of Arlo SoHo, with his wife, Kat Rodriguez, after their son was wrongly accused of stealing a cell phone by Miya Ponsetto, on 16 January 2021. Photograph: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Rex/Shutterstock A California woman who went viral in 2020 for wrongly accusing a Black teen of taking her phone at a New York City hotel has reached a plea deal to spare h
- U.S.Blavity
'SoHo Karen' Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime Charge But Avoids Jail Time
Miya Ponsetto, labeled “SoHo Karen,” entered a guilty plea on Monday to felony unlawful imprisonment in the second degree as a hate crime for attacking Keyon Harrold Jr., a Black teenager.
- U.S.The Root
‘SoHo Karen’ Avoids Jail by Pleading Guilty to a Hate Crime
Do y’all remember Miya Ponsetto, or the woman better known as “Soho Karen?” She’s the woman who in December 2020 was caught on video falsely accusing a 14-year-old Black teenager of stealing her cell phone at an Arlo Hotel in New York City. When in reality, she left it in an Uber.
- U.S.NBC News
Woman pleads guilty to hate crime after wrongly accusing Black teen of stealing phone
The California woman dubbed "SoHo Karen" after she wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her cellphone in New York City has pleaded guilty to a hate
- U.S.INSIDER
The woman who attacked a Black teen in a widely seen video pleaded guilty to a hate crime
Miya Ponsetto, who was seen in a viral video last year tackling a Black teen, pleaded guilty to a felony hate crime charge and avoided jail time.
- U.S.CBS News
Woman who falsely accused Black teen of stealing her phone at NYC hotel makes plea deal
Ponsetto attacked 14-year old Keyon Harrold, Jr. and his father in the lobby of the Arlo Hotel in Manhattan in December 2020, falsely accusing the teen of stealing her iPhone.
- U.S.HuffPost
Woman Filmed Tackling Black Teen In NYC Hotel Lobby Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime
Miya Ponsetto became known as “SoHo Karen” after she was filmed accusing a Black teen of taking her phone. The phone was found later in an Uber.
- U.S.NY Daily News
LA woman dubbed ‘SoHo Karen’ for ambush of young Black teen at boutique NYC hotel pleads guilty
A California woman dubbed “SoHo Karen” for ambushing a Black teenager in a hotel lobby and falsely accusing him of stealing her iPhone — a disturbing caught-on-camera attack that went viral ― pleaded guilty Monday to hate crime charges. Miya Ponsetto, 23, wore a beige jacket and pants to her hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court for unlawful imprisonment as a hate crime and other related charges ...
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Keyon Harrold talks Black History Month playlist, new music, and activism
When you think of Black music that addresses social issues, you will find no shortage of classics from James Brown’s […] The post Keyon Harrold talks Black History Month playlist, new music, and activism appeared first on TheGrio.
