Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office says it is initiating a prosecution of Amy Cooper over false reporting of an incident. In a cellphone video, she claimed a Black man was threatening her.
A white woman who called the police and claimed a Black man was threatening her after he asked her to put her dog on a leash in New York's Central Park will be prosecuted over the incident, Manhattan's district attorney said Monday.
"Today our Office initiated a prosecution of Amy Cooper for Falsely Reporting an Incident in the Third Degree,".
