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A gunman rushed into the Texas Commerce Bank, barking orders. He wore a mask. He disguised his voice. Bank tellers Kelly McGinnis and Lisa Silvas were terrified. It had finally happened. The bank was being robbed. The young tellers had asked management to increase security measures. But management said that the motor bank, which only provided drive-thru service, was secure enough. The gunman proved them wrong.
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\nThen Kristin tells us about Keyon Harrold and his 14-year-old son, Keyon Harrold Jr, who were staying at the Arlo SoHo Hotel on December 26, 2020. That morning, they headed down to the hotel\u2019s restaurant for brunch. On the way there, an irate woman accused Keyon Harrold Jr of stealing her cell phone. When Keyon Harrold Senior told her to back off, she chased after them, tackling 14-year-old Keyon to the ground. A video of the incident went viral. People dubbed the woman SoHo Karen, though her true identity quickly became known. Her name was Miya Ponsetto, and she wasn\u2019t very sorry.
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\nAnd now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
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\nIn this episode, Kristin pulled from:
\nKeyon Harrold\u2019s Instagram
\n\u201cWoman pleads guilty to tackling Black teen she wrongly accused of phone theft,\u201d by Jonathan Edwards for The Washington Post
\n\u201cMiya Ponsetto, woman who falsely accused Black teen of stealing her phone at NYC hotel, makes plea deal,\u201d by Zoe Christen Jones for CBS News
\n\u201cWoman who tackled Black teenager at SoHo hotel is arrested,\u201d by Mihir Zaveri for The New York Times
\n\u201cWoman who falsely accused Black teen in SoHo is charged with hate crime,\u201d by Precious Fondren for The New York Times
\n\u201cWoman pleads guilty to tackling Black teen at SoHo hotel,\u201d by Ed Shanahan for The New York Times
\n\u201cParents of the teen who Miya Ponsetto falsely accused say her arrest is the first step for justice,\u201d CBS This Morning video on YouTube
\n\u201c\u2018SoHo Karen\u2019 is no-show in civil case, shows \u2018disrespect\u2019: judge,\u201d by Tamar Lapin for the New York Post
\n\u201cJazz musician calls for charges against woman who falsely accused Black son of theft,\u201d by Haley Yamada and Sabina Ghebremedhin for ABC News
\n\u201cVideo emerges of \u2018SoHo Karen\u2019 Miya Ponsetto fighting with cops during DUI bust,\u201d by Rebecca Rosenberg for the New York Post
\nMiya Ponsetto\u2019s interview with Gayle King for CBS This Morning on YouTube
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\nIn this episode, Brandi pulled from:
\n\u201cThe Almost Great Bank Robbery\u201d by Skip Hollandsworth, Texas Monthly
\n\u201cTrue Crimes: Don\u2019t Mess With Texas (Banks)\u201d by Kara Kovalchik, Mental Floss
\n\u201cEx-cop, bank robber in trouble again\u201d by Guillermo Contreras, mysanantonio.com
\n\u201cSentencing delayed for former SAPD officer turned bank robber\u201d KENS 5 News\n
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