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| 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...

Woman Who Tackled Black Teen in N.Y.C. Says She Can't Be Racist Because She's a Person of Color People 1/11/2021 © Ventura County Sheriff's Department Miya Ponsetto 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." Woman Who Allegedly Attacked Black Teen Over Phone in NYC Hotel Snaps at Gayle King During Interview Replay Video CBS This Morning host Gayle King hours before her arrest, P...

Just days after her attorney said she knew she had to work on her “anger management issues,” Miya Ponsetto resisted when arrested at her California home

MIYA PONSETTO was forcibly arrested by Ventura county police officers, who coordinated with the New York City Police Department

Less than a month after falsely accusing a Black teen of stealing her iPhone and tackling him, Miya Ponsetto’s attorney is defending the California woman. She said the disturbing incident, which took place at New York’s Arlo Hotel on Dec. 26 “wasn’t a race-related issue.” “Things took a life of their own,” attorney Sharon Ghatan — who is representing Ponsetto in unrelated cases — told NBC News. “Miya is young, she let her emotions get the best of her. That phone could have been in hand of 90-year-old grandma, an Asian person … someone Black or blue.” The attorney of Mi...