The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has charged Amy Cooper, the white woman who called 911 on a Black bird watcher in Central Park in May, with falsely reporting an incident in the third degree.
Cooper was issued a desk appearance ticket and will be arraigned on the misdemeanor charge on October 14.
"Our office will provide the public with additional information as the case proceeds. At this time I would like to encourage anyone who has been the target of false reporting to contact our Office. We are strongly committed to holding perpetrators of this conduct accountable," Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance said in a statement.