Black Teen Falsely Accused Of Stealing iPhone, Caught On Camera | TODAY

At a hotel in New York City, the teenage son of prominent jazz musician Keyon Harrold was unjustly accused of stealing a woman’s iPhone, and the troubling incident was caught on camera. NBC’s Kathy Park reports for TODAY.

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[Higheyequez]

She's acting like they stopped making iPhones after they made hers. I hope they press charges.

[josephhodges]

This Karen would have saved the embarrassment and the hotel would not have the PR nightmare if the idiots would have just called the phone.

[chrisrob]

Apologies aren't enough anymore. This is a disgrace. People that accuse other people because of their race should be held accountable to the fullest extent. We need a change!!

[jorgerosas]

This racist lady says in the video “take the case off that’s mine”. As if people carry random cases in their pocket to disguise the phones!

[misterscott]

The sad thing about this is she didn't even see him take it, all she seen was black.

[michellet]

She tried to steal his sons phone....she’s totally hyped up too. Who acts like that?

[andreanolan]

I hope this dad press charges. Clearly she assaulted them and these Karen's need to cool off a bit in Jail.

[dandelionsquid]

As he should, she put hands on his kids

[bsh]

She’s lucky he didn’t have a twisted tea on him.

[duvine]

Hotel Karen throws a hysterical rant, throws herself shouting to the floor, touches the victim all because she left it on an Uber; racist entitlement!.

[danrion]

File Lawsuits against Arlo hotel and that Karen. Never accept fake Apologies .

[damarahbryant]

The fact that the hotel worker assumed that the boy did steal the phone makes this hurt even more

[curtom]

Here is the underlying story. The woman is a "Karen", but the hotel manager is a "Ken". Mr. Harrold and his son were current guests of the hotel. The "Karen" was not. She had been a hotel guest, but that was a week earlier. So, in the midst of the dispute, the "Ken" manager advocates on behalf of the woman, who was not a guest, rather than Mr. Harrold and son, who were guests. We can call out all the "Karens" who are emboldened in our nation, but let us not overlook the accommodating, enabling "Kens"!!

[tweeker]

The hotel allows a person to come in off the street and harass a paying customer in their lobby? Where was security? It's the same as if they were eating in the hotel cafe, a homeless person enters, and wants half of their food...and the hotel manager tries to "clear things up" instead of simply throwing the intruder off the property. WTF.

[sarettabrooks]

Please press charges. Don't let up. Give her everything you can with in the law. Charges for assault and civil for harrassment, embarrassed, etc. This has to stop.

[JayTee]

What more disturbing to me was that the manager sided with her story when she wasn’t even the guest at the hotel.

[danielhunt]

This woman should be charged with assault on a minor amongst others. If the tables were turned the young man's life would be in jeopardy.

[zarcn]

The girl was almost stumbling and was stepping over her own feet... 🤔🤔🤔

[juve]

Funny how the Hotel Manager took her accusation as gospel and tries to search/violate the kid. At this point, I hope they don't accept the Hotel or the woman's apology.

[efnfen]

The manager needs to be fired for trying to take the phone and look inside it because "he's the manager on duty. He validated and facilitated what the psycho woman was doing and needs to face consequences.