Esmeralda Upton

2022 - 8 - 26

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Texas realtor Esmeralda Upton spews anti-Indian vitriol: 'Curry ... (New York Post)

A Texas realtor has been charged with making terrorist threats after she was caught on camera hitting four Indian women while calling them "f---ing ...

And I paid my f—ing way here,” she says, hitting the woman on the phone to cops. … I speak English,” she tells the group, none of whom spoke anything but fluent English throughout. And I paid my f—ing way here.” I was born here. The video does not catch why Upton first stormed up to them. Early in the hate-filled tirade, she warns the group not to “f— with me” — and charges at the woman filming her while making the unfinished threat that she would “blow your f—ing curry …”

Victims are speaking out after woman who assaulted, yelled racial ... (KWTX)

In a now viral video recorded by the victims, Esmeralda Upton is seen assaulting and threatening several Indian American women outside Sixty Vines in Plano ...

“That woman was asked to leave,” Rudra said. It hurts you real bad,” Banerjee said. “We definitely want to see justice served,” Banerjee said. “So that people will not dare to do this again to other people,” Saha said. “..and the first thing I did was I started recording and then the other friend called 911,” Banerjee said. “She just said ‘go back where you came from’ and she used some harsh [language] and then she walks right up to us,” Rudra said.

Plano Police Arrest Woman After Racist Video Emerges of Her ... (Dallas Observer)

Esmeralda Upton of Plano berated four women outside of the Sixty Vines restaurant on Dallas Parkway in west Plano on Wednesday.

In a video, one of the other unidentified women yells at Upton about the assault. Police arrive on the scene in just under five minutes based on the events of one of the videos. Upton could also face possible felony charges depending on the outcome of Plano PD's Crime Against Persons Unit. She's sitting in a Plano jail cell on a $10,000 bond, according to the statement. The four women who were on the receiving end of Upton's racial epithets and violent behavior weren't the only witnesses. She faces two misdemeanor charges of assault causing bodily injury and terroristic threats, according to a

Dallas-area woman arrested after racist rant, assault in restaurant ... (KTRK-TV)

Esmeralda Upton was arrested and charged after a racist rant and alleged assault in a Dallas restaurant parking lot, police say.

Earlier this month, a man accused of shooting three Asian American women at a salon in Dallas' Koreatown was indicted on hate crime and other charges. "The level of vitriol and alleged physical assault against four Indian-American women in Plano is truly appalling," Faizan Syed, executive director of CAIR-DFW, told the TV station. Anti-Asian violence has risen sharply in recent years. She was jailed with bond set at $10,000. Last year, six women of Asian descent were among the eight killed in a shooting at massage businesses in and near Atlanta, heightening anger and fear among Asian Americans. PLANO, Texas -- A woman was arrested and faces a possible hate crime charge after she was captured on video in a racist rant and assault on women of South Asian descent in a suburban Dallas parking lot, in another disturbing example of anti-Asian violence seen across the U.S.

Indian Americans condemn racist attack in Texas: 'Alarming, but not ... (The Indian Express)

Esmeralda Upton from Plano in Texas was arrested for the racially-motivated physical and verbal assault of four South Asian women in a parking lot on ...

“From the recent vicious incident at a Taco Bell in Fremont, California, to the attack on the four Indian-American women in Plano, Texas, it is unfortunately becoming too common in our daily society to verbally or, even worse, physically assault another person because of their skin colour, religion, or national origin. Leadership should prioritise expanding multicultural education and implementing safety protocols in order to ensure the welfare of vulnerable people of colour, immigrants and women,” he said. UPDATE: Assaulter in video above Esmeralda Upton of Plano Texas has been ARRESTED by Police detectives this afternoon. These acts should be reported to authorities and community leaders to ensure that no abuser walks away with impunity,” he said. We at Indiaspora strongly condemn this racial attack and reiterate our commitment to fighting discrimination and prejudice in all its forms,” he said. “Esmeralda Upton’s dangerous and violent sentiments towards the South-Asian community should not be taken lightly.

What to know about the arrest of Plano woman in viral video (The Dallas Morning News)

A video of a woman going on a racist rant against a group of South Asian women went viral this week, leading to the arrest of the 58-year-old woman at the.

Jail records show she was released on bond Friday. Plano police said on Facebook that the department is working with the FBI and the Department of Justice to determine whether the incident is a hate crime under federal law. Upton could be taken into custody.” Plano police said on Facebook that the incident is a hate crime under Texas law. “Therefore, officers are required to obtain an arrest warrant before Ms. Plano police said the incident is being investigated as a hate crime.

"Go back to India:" Woman arrested after racist rant, assault caught ... (CBS News)

A woman was captured on video Wednesday in a racist rant and assault on women of South Asian descent in a suburban Dallas parking lot.

"The level of vitriol and alleged physical assault against four Indian-American women in Plano is truly appalling," Syed said in an interview on WFAA. Two-thirds of all the incidents involved verbal harassment, written hate speech or inappropriate gestures. "We were shocked by the racial slurs that she used." Banerjee told WFAA-TV in Dallas that she and her friends had just finished eating at Sixty Vines restaurant when Upton approached them in the parking lot. The incident is under investigation as a possible hate crime. She has since been released from custody after posting $10,000 bond, Plano police spokesperson Andrae Smith confirmed to CBS News.