Pennsylvania City Employee Arrested for Allegedly Planting Noose on her Desk
Allentown, PA, police arrested city employee LaTarsha Brown for allegedly planting a noose on her desk in a staged hate crime hoax.
From NBC Philadelphia:
On Jan. 10, 2025, shortly after 7 a.m., Allentown city worker LaTarsha Brown, 42, arrived at her office on the third floor of the City Hall building in Allentown, Pennsylvania. About a half hour later, Brown called Allentown Police and told them she spotted what she believed to be a noose on her desk when she arrived at work.As police investigated, they spoke with city employees who were on the third floor of City Hall between the time Brown left work during the afternoon of Jan. 9 and returned during the morning of Jan. 10. All of the employees, except for Brown, provided a swab for DNA testing, according to investigators. While Brown initially cooperated, she later asked that the investigation end, police said.
The nine employees shown on video surveillance that morning in the building agreed to a DNA sample…except for Brown.
The police obtained Brown’s DNA through a warrant
Brown then asked the police to stop the investigation.
The Pennsylvania State Police crime lab tested the noose for DNA.
They only found Brown’s DNA on the noose.
The police charged Brown “with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and false reports to law enforcement authorities.”
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