| Credit: Ventura County Sheriff s Department
Miya Ponsetto, the California woman facing criminal charges in New York City for allegedly attacking a Black teen after falsely accusing him of theft, said racial profiling couldn t have stoked her alleged actions, as she, herself, is a woman of color.
CBS This Morning host Gayle King hours before her arrest, Ponsetto said she is Puerto Rican, and therefore incapable of racism. I wasn t racial profiling whatsoever, Ponsetto told King. I am Puerto Rican. I m like, a woman of color. I m Italian, Greek, Puerto Rican.
Ponsetto was detained Thursday outside her residence in Piru, California.
The family of a teenager falsely accused of stealing a cell phone at a SoHo hotel is speaking out after the woman involved was charged, calling for the business to face consequences as well.
Miya Ponsetto, 22, faces multiple charges including attempted robbery, grand larceny, attempted assault on two counts and endangering the welfare of a child.
The California woman seen on video tackling a teenage boy and accusing him of stealing her cell phone has agreed to be extradited to New York to face charges.