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Security video later released by the NYPD shows the woman frantically chasing down the teen as he tried to exit the hotels front door. She’s seen grabbing him from behind before both tumble to the ground. Harrold has said the phone was returned by an Uber driver shortly afterward.
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A California woman seen on video tackling a Black teenager whom she falsely accused of stealing her phone at a Manhattan hotel was arrested Thursday in her home state. Miya Ponsetto was confirmed as the woman in the Dec. 26 video by her attorney, Sharen Ghatan. She was jailed Thursday night in Ventura County, California, booking documents show. The New York Police Department sent detectives out to speak with her earlier Thursday.
Ghatan said Ponsetto is emotionally unwell” and remorseful after the conflict at the Arlo Hotel in lower Manhattan between her and 14-year-old Keyon Harrold Jr. The altercation was recorded by…