Plano Woman facing charges after investigators say she assaulted and threatened several Indian-American women in an outbreak of racism that was recorded on video Wednesday night.
video of interaction was recorded outside sixty vines restaurant in plano by one of in women participated and was divided online.
woman in this video who identified herself as Mexican American. of racist remarks about group including “Go back to India” and “We are not want are you here.”
The woman could also being seen physically confronting group in in public parking is trying to stop them from recording video of her with them mobile phones.
As the standoff continues in video, one of in women dials 911 and asks for hurry up the officers.
According to the police, law enforcement officers were called to restaurant parking on block 3700 of Dallas Parkway around 8:15 pm. When the police arrived, they said that several women reported being attacked by a woman who was still at the scene.
One of in women wrote on Facebook that the woman ‘came in us with hateful racial slurs… i lived in DFW for 29 years old and never felt so humiliated, threatened and scared for my life.”
Around 3:50 pm on Thursday detectives with The Plano Police Department arrested the woman and identified her as Esmeralda Upton. Police say Upton has been charged with physical attack injury and a terrorist threat, both misdemeanors, and that she was being held on bonds totaling $10,000.
“This is quite shocking and disturbing,” said Urmit Junzha, President of Association of India of North Texas.
Junezha says North Texas home to one of largest Indian-American communities in United States.
“We firmly believe that this is our home. We have been here for a long time, and this is not something we hear every day,” Junja said.
He says he is grateful for quick arrest police.
Plano Police, NBC News 5 Esmeralda Upton, booking photo
Is not clear if Upton hired a lawyer and not immediately clear what happened between Upton and group before they started recording.
“We are shocked and deeply saddened by this incident. outside of our restaurant last night,” Sixty Vines said in a statement to NBC DFW. “We will not tolerate discrimination or hatred of any. We tried to reach out to women who dined with us offer support.”
An investigation into the incident is ongoing, and police said the Personal Crimes Unit is investigating the incident as hate speech. crime.
Plano police said additional charges could be filed.
