A video showing a woman in New York City falsely accusing the 14-year-old son of jazz musician Keyon Harrold, who is Black, of stealing her phone that she left in her Uber has gone viral.
The incident took place on Saturday in the lobby of Arlo Soho, an upscale, boutique hotel in New York where Harrold and his son, Keyon Harrold Jr., were guests, the hotel said.
Harrold shared a minute-long video of the encounter on social media on Sunday. In the video, the woman can be heard accosting the father and son, yelling, “Show me my phone!” A man in the video who identified himself as the hotel manager can also be heard asking to see Harrold Jr.’s phone.
“Are you kidding me? You feel like there’s only one iPhone made in the world?” Harrold said in response. Before the video cuts out, the woman appeared to approach Harrold, prompting the jazz musician to scream: “Get your hands off!”
The video, which went viral over the weekend, drew the ire of many on social media, accusing the woman and the hotel’s employees of racially discriminating against Harrold and his son.
NBC News does not know what happened before or after what’s shown in the video nor has the woman in the video been publicly identified.
The New York City Police Department confirmed to NBC News in an email that the incident took place at Arlo Soho, and said there was a complaint report, but did not respond to questions about the woman……..read more
Source: NBC News
