Racial Assault at the Arlo Hotel
We had to share the story of a 14 year old Black boy, staying at the Arlo Hotel with his father- when a young white woman was allowed to accuse and assault this child for stealing her phone- a phone they later found in a cab.
This boy has been traumatized and deserves justice.
This woman should be charged for her racist actions and violence:
SOHO, Manhattan (WABC) -- The NYPD has released new surveillance video of the woman who accused a Grammy-winning jazz musician's son of stealing an iPhone at a Manhattan hotel.
Police say images show the woman inside the Arlo Hotel in SoHo attacking 14-year-old Keyon Harrold, Jr., before running off prior to officers' arrival.
Keyon Harrold Sr. says the woman profiled his son by assuming he had her phone, then the hotel botched the situation by giving her the benefit of the doubt.
It's that surveillance video Harrold's parents say shows the hotel management mishandled the incident.
"She was allowed to leave the premises with no repercussions for assaulting our son," mom Kat Rodriguez said. "If the shoe was on the other foot and this was a Black woman or man who assaulted a white child, which I would never condone, do you think she or he would have been allowed to leave the establishment?"
The hotel has apologized but acknowledges they could have done more.
The woman has still not been charged with a crime, but NYPD sources say they know who she is, and in fact, CNN says they got her on the phone -- and she claimed she was assaulted and injured.
On Wednesday, a rally was held in support of the Harrold family, attended by the Rev. Al Sharpton and attorney Ben Crump.
Keyon Harrold Sr. played "America the Beautiful" and "We Shall Overcome" on his trumpet, drawing applause and a few tears.
The encounter went viral after the video's release, with Crump calling for the woman to be arrested.
Police are trying to track her down, saying she lives out of state, and she could face charges ranging from assault to attempted robbery.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is also calling for charges, but as the legal process plays out, the woman may already be facing poetic justice in the court of public opinion.