Case dropped after woman in racist NYC run-in gets therapy
FILE - This May 25, 2020 file image, taken from video provided by Christian Cooper, shows Amy Cooper with her dog calling police at Central Park in New York. There is no relation between Christian Cooper and Amy Cooper. AdIlluzzi said that when officers arrived, Christian Cooper was gone and Amy Cooper admitted he hadn't tried to assault her. Amy Cooper also warned him she would summon police unless he stopped recording. โThereโs an African American man, Iโm in Central Park, he is recording me and threatening myself and my dog.
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Woman who wrongly accused Black teen is arrested, apologizes
This booking photo provided by Ventura County Sheriff's Office in California shows Miya Ponsetto. She was jailed in Ventura County, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office there said. (Ventura County Sheriff's Office via AP)NEW YORK โ 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. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office there said it wasn't immediately clear what charges she faced. Ventura County sheriff's deputies arrested Ponsetto after spotting her driving near her home in Piru, northwest of Los Angeles, said department Capt.
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White woman charged in racist NYC run-in made a 2nd 911 call
On the video Christian Cooper recorded of Amy Cooper, he sounded calm and appeared to keep a safe distance from her. There is no relation between Christian Cooper and Amy Cooper. Amy Cooper also warned him she would summon police unless he stopped recording. โPlease call the cops,โ said Christian Cooper. Police said that by the time officers responded, Amy and Christian Cooper were both gone.
White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation
NEW YORK A white woman walking her dog who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a Black man in Central Park was charged Monday with filing a false report. In May, Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for calling 911 to report she was being threatened by an African-American man when bird watcher Christian Cooper appeared to keep his distance as he recorded her rant on his phone. District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said in a statement on Monday that his office had charged Amy Cooper with falsely reporting the confrontation, a misdemeanor. She was ordered to appear in court on Oct. 14. I am well aware of the pain that misassumptions and insensitive statements about race cause and would never have imagined that I would be involved in the type of incident that occurred with Chris.
Dog returned to white woman who called police on black man bird-watching in Central Park
The cocker spaniel belonging to the white woman who called police on Christian Cooper, a black man who was bird-watching in Central Park in May, has been returned to her. "Accordingly, and consistent with input received from law enforcement, we have now complied with the owner's request for return of the dog," according to the statement. The incident in the parkAmy Cooper called police on Christian Cooper (no relation) on May 25 during an encounter involving her unleashed dog. Amy Cooper was walking her dog while Christian Cooper was bird-watching at a wooded area of Central Park called the Ramble. But Christian Cooper also said he was disturbed by the fact that people were making death threats toward Amy Cooper, which he called abhorrent.