A woman facing charges for falsely reporting that someone had placed a noose on her desk has been sentenced to pay thousands in fines and will enter a first-time offender program, officials said.
On Jan. 10, 2025, shortly after 7 a.m., Allentown city worker LaTarsha Brown, 42, arrived at her office on the third floor of the City Hall building in Allentown, Pennsylvania. About a half hour later, Brown called Allentown Police and told them she spotted what she believed to be a noose on her desk when she arrived at work.
As police investigated, they spoke with city employees who were on the third floor of City Hall between the time Brown left work during the afternoon of Jan. 9 and returned during the morning of Jan. 10. All of the employees, except for Brown, provided a swab for DNA testing, according to investigators. While Brown initially cooperated, she later asked that the investigation end, police said…