White Woman Charged After Racist Central Park Confrontation Harold Fisher July 6, 2020 at 3:14 pm in NEWS Tweet Amy Cooper charged with falsely reporting. NEW YORK (AP) — A white woman walking her dog who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a Black man in Central Park was charged Monday with filing a false report. In May, Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for calling 911 to report she was being threatened by “an African-American man” when bird watcher Christian Cooper appeared to keep his distance as he recorded her rant on his phone. District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said in a statement on Monday that his office had charged Amy Cooper with falsely reporting the confrontation, a misdemeanor. She was ordered to appear in court on Oct. 14. Tags: Amy Cooper, black lives matter, Central Park, Christian Cooper