A woman has been arrested and faced the possibility of racial crime allegations after she was arrested in a video in racist rough words and attacks on women of South Asian descent in the dillas of the suburbs, officials said on Thursday.
Plano police said in a statement that Esmeralda Upton, 58, from Plano, was arrested and charged with a minor violation and allegations of terrorist threats. He remained in the city prison Thursday with a bond set $ 10,000.
This is so scary. She actually had a gun and wanted to shoot because these Indian American women had accents while speaking English.
Disgusting. This awful woman needs to be prosecuted for a hate crime. pic.twitter.com/SNewEXRt3z
— Reema Rasool (@reemarasool) August 25, 2022
The statement said the incident was also being investigated as racial crime. Prison officials do not have registered lawyers for Upton.
The incident occurred shortly after 8 pm Wednesday outside of a Plano restaurant. A wide circulating video recorded by.
women of Indian descent showed Upton releasing their indecent harsh words, challenging their presence in the United States, …It is unclear from what video, if there is, trigger rough words and attacks.
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