Woman falsely accuses Black teen of stealing phone in NYC hotel

A family is calling for the Manhattan district attorney to bring charges against a white woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone. The incident, which was recorded on cellphone video, happened in the lobby of the Arlo Hotel on Saturday, where the teen and his father were staying as guests.

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[blacksmith]

The manager does not ask the simple question "did you see him take your phone". That alone puts the manager in the wrong.

[suzyboyleanderson]

She never even apologized to this poor 14 year old after she tackled him and accused him of stealing her phone. She needs to be in jail for the new year.

[muslimgeechee]

Let that happen to my kid I'm going to jail

[kimlobdell]

If the hotel employee wanted to be neutral and de-escalate the situation he could have asked the woman for her number and called the phone.

[qumarfreeman]

The fact that she has on open toe shoes in December in NYC❄ should be reason enough to lock her up.

[eddiebx]

I bet if that 14 year old mom was there she would of never tackle that kid

[carisowealthy]

Imagine all the falsely accused by ppl like her who really get killed and put un jail

[johnhoang]

Once her identity is released, her job and future endeavors are out the window. Cancel culture will get her good. You can't be this Karen w/o consequences.

[dalberttran]

"I was just trying to do the right thing" said the person that just assaulted a child a minor

[major_thomasina]

That manager needs to be fired. Those gentlemen were guests in that hotel and he had an obligation to keep them safe. He allowed and even encouraged her behavior.

[Nattaferg]

This is beyond vexing! She is the actual thief! She saw and decided she was going to get back a phone because hers was lost! She knew exactly what she was doing. And the hotel manager is a knucklehead. All they had to do to settle it was call her phone to prove it was not hers! The issue with these women lying on black men is that they could literally get them killed. If she had called the cops, implicit bias would have them assuming the 14 year old was a thief who knows how this could end. I hope they tie her up in so much litigation, her future grandkids will need lawyers!

[librnx]

IF she tackled me acting all crazy she would have gotten beat up. The hell she think this is NFL.

[spiritualsoldier]

They should sue the hotel and arrest and sue her imagine if he tackled her ??? He would he in jail now. .I'm tired of this chit

[logicfirst]

I will not be ever staying at Arlo Hotel - I don't give my business to a racist accomplice.

[deannathompson]

You can tell how confused and scared his son is

[cmdkaboom]

Assault when she tackled him. Charges Baby..

[DarkAngel-zfck]

Kudos to the father for maintaining his calm while defending his son.

[sharonhall]

This woman is seriously disturbed. She needs jail time, therapy and meds. This is wrong on every

[Norcalflat]

So, assault on a minor, when can we expect charges to be filed?

[jamiegracias]

Don't accept any apology. An apology is too old. Taking legal action against the lady and Arlo Hotel.