A woman who falsely accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and then tackled him at a New York City hotel was arrested Thursday in her home state of California.
The New York Police Department flew detectives out to California earlier Thursday with a warrant for Ponsetto's arrest.
The trip followed days of intense media coverage of the fracas at the hotel and demands by the teen's family and activists that she face criminal charges.
In his video, an agitated woman is seen demanding the teen's phone, claiming he stole it.
Ponsetto's missing phone had actually been left in an Uber and was returned by the driver shortly afterward, Keyon Harrold has said.
Ventura County Sheriff's deputies arrested Ponsetto after spotting her driving near her home in Piru, northwest of Los Angeles, said department Capt.
Police have said they're not investigating the case as a bias incident, C BS New York points out. »
