Terrell Owens’ white neighbor is charged with lying to cops over racially charged confrontation
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The Florida woman who went viral over a neighborhood feud with NFL legend Terrell Owens has been charged with knowingly giving false information to police about the August 3 racist showdown.
Caitlin Davis, a 38-year-old white, was charged with second-degree felony charges last week and is due to return to a Broward County courtroom on Dec. 6, according to data obtained by DailyMail.com. It remains unclear what specifically she is being accused of lying, but she did say that Owens was driving dangerously and accused him of intimidation.
She was unable to substantiate her allegations, according to the reporting officer’s statement obtained by DailyMail.com.
“He got out of his car and started harassing me,” Davis told the officers as Owens recorded the scene on his phone, mockingly calling her a “Karen.”
“But you didn’t have to get out of your damn car,” she yelled at Owens.
Owens replied, “You didn’t have to talk to me like that.”
It was at this point that Davis brought race into the discussion by exclaiming, “You are a black man approaching a white woman.”
The Florida woman who went viral over a neighborhood feud with NFL legend Terrell Owens has been charged with knowingly giving false information to police about the racially charged showdown on Aug. 3.
Terrell Owens, now 48, has a Hall-of-Fame career with the Eagles, 49ers and Cowboys
Amid the escalating situation, Davis then began to cry.
“He literally came after me,” the woman sobbed.
Owens continued to record while collaborating with agents by providing his identification.
“Go on, sir,” Owens said to the officer, handing over his ID.
“I’ve seen it, but I’ve never been part of this,” Owens said, referring to the situation.
Owens continued to refer to Davis as “Karen,” which has become a pejorative term for a white woman with the title exercising white privilege, as seen in a viral video.
Owens, who played with the 49ers, Eagles, Cowboys and Bengals, captioned his video: “KAREN IS REAL!!!!”
‘Wow!! JUST A NORMAL NIGHT TO BE A BLACK MAN IN AMERICA,” he added. “I want to say I can’t believe it, but you all know what it is. #karenonbikes #tears #false accusations #hernameiskate’
Davis could not support her claims, according to the reporting officer’s statement obtained by DailyMail.com
An officer could be seen in the background and Owens cooperated, calling him “sir.”
He later referred to Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American who was lynched for allegedly insulting a white woman in Mississippi in 1955.
“THIS IS FOR THOSE LIKE EMMITT TILL WHO WAS MURDERED IN LARGE LAND AND DON’T GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK THEIR TRUTH BECAUSE OF FALSE ACCOUNTS,” Owens wrote on Aug. 4.
“As for last night’s incident…here she is, a real life and our neighbor Karen: her name is Caitlyn Davis.”
More recently, Owens has appeared on Chris Cuomo’s new show to discuss the incident.
“If the tables were turned, they would go to great lengths to sue me,” Owens said. “It’s not about me.”
“I only think about others who have been in this situation and if they didn’t have the status or resources to do what I did, it could have been very different.
“I want to be able to use this platform to shed light on what’s happening,” he added. “It doesn’t matter what kind of neighborhood you’re in, this is the reality of the life of a black person or a black American.”
A polarizing player in his day, Owens is regarded as one of the greatest receivers in football history. The former Chattanooga star never won a Super Bowl but was a five-time First Team All-Pro before ending his NFL career with the Bengals in 2010. He tried to make a comeback with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012, but never played in a regular league. season game for the team.
Terrell Owens scores a game-winning touchdown for the 49ers against the Falcons in 2001