A woman has been 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, officials said on Thursday.
Plano police said in a statement Esmeralda Upton, 58, of Plano, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault and terroristic threat charges.
She remained in city jail Thursday with bond set at US$10,000.
![Police said Esmeralda Upton, 58, of Plano, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault and terroristic threat charges. Photo / via video](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JSHECKRCJ356KAK6DT6OBMBVME.jpg?auth=eb2a114a408969979accdf5c26d299b86550c3afec43a6e2a6d07877acd82d52&width=16&height=14&quality=70&smart=true)
The statement said the incident also was being investigated as a hate crime. Jail officials had no attorney listed for Upton.