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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWoman dubbed 'Swing Set Susan' charged with impersonating officer to chase Hispanic teens off playgr
Source: NBC News
Woman dubbed 'Swing Set Susan' charged with impersonating officer to chase Hispanic teens off playground
The Fort Worth Police Department identified the woman as Samantha Louise Eley, who is not a member of their department.
Oct. 24, 2019, 12:50 PM EDT
By Ethan Sacks
A white woman is under arrest for pretending to be a police officer in an apparent attempt to drive Hispanic teenagers out of a Texas playground in a profanity-laced tirade that was caught on video.
The Fort Worth Police Department identified the woman Wednesday as Samantha Louise Eley, who has been charged with impersonating a public servant in connection with the Oct. 16 confrontation over a swing at the city's Dream Park. The incident has been seen by some as the latest in a spate of incidents across the country in which people of color have been unfairly targeted for imagined infractions.
The exchange at Dream Park was captured in a minutelong video taken by one of the teens, and posted on Twitter just more than an hour after the encounter. It has since been viewed more than 5 million times.
"Well, Im a f---ing P.D., so get the f--- out of here if youre not here to play as a child," the woman can be heard yelling at one of the teens who was using a playground swing. "Read the f---ing signs."
Eley, 38, was arrested Monday on an unrelated bond violation charge stemming from a previous arrest in a domestic violence case, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which obtained the arrest warrant.
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The Fort Worth Police Department identified the woman as Samantha Louise Eley, who is not a member of their department.
Oct. 24, 2019, 12:50 PM EDT
By Ethan Sacks
A white woman is under arrest for pretending to be a police officer in an apparent attempt to drive Hispanic teenagers out of a Texas playground in a profanity-laced tirade that was caught on video.
The Fort Worth Police Department identified the woman Wednesday as Samantha Louise Eley, who has been charged with impersonating a public servant in connection with the Oct. 16 confrontation over a swing at the city's Dream Park. The incident has been seen by some as the latest in a spate of incidents across the country in which people of color have been unfairly targeted for imagined infractions.
The exchange at Dream Park was captured in a minutelong video taken by one of the teens, and posted on Twitter just more than an hour after the encounter. It has since been viewed more than 5 million times.
"Well, Im a f---ing P.D., so get the f--- out of here if youre not here to play as a child," the woman can be heard yelling at one of the teens who was using a playground swing. "Read the f---ing signs."
Eley, 38, was arrested Monday on an unrelated bond violation charge stemming from a previous arrest in a domestic violence case, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which obtained the arrest warrant.
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-dubbed-swing-set-susan-charged-impersonating-officer-chase-hispanic-n1071356
Samantha Eley.(Tarrant County Correction Center)
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Woman dubbed 'Swing Set Susan' charged with impersonating officer to chase Hispanic teens off playgr (Original Post)
Eugene
Oct 2019
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Samantha Eley/Samantha Silvers/Samantha Chacon charged with assault/bodily injury of a family member
dalton99a
Oct 2019
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dalton99a
(81,570 posts)1. Samantha Eley/Samantha Silvers/Samantha Chacon charged with assault/bodily injury of a family member
Frank Kents Dream Park opened in April. Its an inclusive park that accommodates children of all ages regardless of physical or mental challenges. The $3.1 million playground was privately funded through an effort that took nearly six years.
Eleys bond on the charge of impersonating a public servant was set at $2,500, according to the warrant.
Eley also has gone by the names Samantha Silvers and Samantha Chacon, the warrant says.
Eley was charged on Aug. 29 with assault/bodily injury of a family member in Fort Worth, according to Tarrant County criminal court records. The incident occurred Aug. 17, but details of the alleged assault were not available Wednesday.
The Fort Worth woman has a criminal history in Tarrant County. Eley was sentenced to 16 months probation for DWI in Southlake in 2014 and she spent 50 days in jail for DWIs in Saginaw and Fort Worth in 2017, according to court records.
Eleys bond on the charge of impersonating a public servant was set at $2,500, according to the warrant.
Eley also has gone by the names Samantha Silvers and Samantha Chacon, the warrant says.
Eley was charged on Aug. 29 with assault/bodily injury of a family member in Fort Worth, according to Tarrant County criminal court records. The incident occurred Aug. 17, but details of the alleged assault were not available Wednesday.
The Fort Worth woman has a criminal history in Tarrant County. Eley was sentenced to 16 months probation for DWI in Southlake in 2014 and she spent 50 days in jail for DWIs in Saginaw and Fort Worth in 2017, according to court records.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article236555578.html
uponit7771
(90,363 posts)2. She Should Take Two Doses of "Mind Your Own F**kin Business" (video)
Metatron
(1,258 posts)3. Oh, that was great! n/t
brush
(53,843 posts)5. So great, so great, so great. To the point and I'm still chuckling at the side effects at the end.
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)4. She seems nice...
Archae
(46,345 posts)6. Self-important entitled asshole.
"Da rulz is for the little people, not me!"