New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the owner of an upstream ice cream shop for allegedly falsely reporting that Black Lives Matter protesters had threatened to shoot her – first prompted by the “Central Park Karen” case Using a new law.
David Elmdorff – The owner of the Polar Freeze of the Shanktady ice cream shop Bumpy threw protesters near his shop in June 2020 following racist text messages that were allegedly broadcast on social media on Wednesday, according to a Shankatady County Supreme Court lawsuit Given. .
Court papers alleged that the texts contained racial clashes and in one, Elmdorff said, “I don’t hire black people.”
During a protest on 30 June, the group “stood peacefully on the verandah of a private house near Bumpy” – but for 15 minutes, the Elmdorff slot-slaters, including the N-word and “monkeys”, charge court documents .
“If you come here I’m going to shoot you” said Elmdorff sarcastically. The court charged, “I will kill you all.”
Court papers claimed that Elmdorf threatened the protesters with sticks and said he would go to the ice cream parlor and grab a gun, prompting the protesters to flee.
Elmdorff then called 911, claiming that “there were 20 armed protesters who were threatening to shoot him,” adding that they were “wandering outside in a Section 8 residence” “escaping” , Court documents allege.
When 50 protesters later showed up, Elmdorff, driving a .22-caliber air rifle pellet gun, threatened, “I’ll drive you n-rs with your truck,” the court filed charges.
Police stopped Elmdorff as he fired, and the bullet was found within the confines of a gun, a can of ammunition, and a rifle, the court alleged.
Elmendorf pleaded not guilty to criminal charges on the incident. That case is still pending, court records show.
His dessert restaurant was shut down after he allegedly failed to fix a health code violation and failed to implement the COVID-19 competition, According to a report in the Daily Gazette.
“Those who make racist and violent threats will be held accountable by my office with the full weight of the law,” James said in a statement. “The allegations leveled against David Elmdorff should serve as a warning that hate crimes will not be tolerated on my watch and we will not allow a person to use the color of one’s skin as a weapon.”
James said his office can now sue anyone who gives false, race-based police reports to local authorities, since the state Legislature made those types of calls illegal in June last year.
The law was enacted in the case of Amy Cooper – who phoned 911 last year to claim that a black man had threatened her in Central Park.
Elmdorff’s criminal defense attorney James Marmigis described The Post as his client “clearly denying all allegations. We will get justice after all the evidence comes out.”
Mermigis claimed that Elmendorf was being attacked by protesters, that one of his friends had beaten him, and that his client was “defending himself”.
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