by Bob Walsh
D'Arreion Toles is a relatively young black man. He lives in a nice apartment building in St. Louis. He came home, or at least attempted to come home, after a late night at the office last Friday to find a not-so young white woman with a foo-foo dog blocking him from entering. She refused to move and he (wisely) fired up the record function on his phone.
"Do you live here? I'm uncomfortable." That was her lead in. Toles allowed as she had every right to feel uncomfortable, but that was on her, not on him. She demanded to know what apartment he lived in. Toles refused to tell her, pointing out that she was not the building owner, not building security, not building management. He then pushed his way past her and went to his apartment. She followed, and called the cops. She continued to berate him, even after he opened the door with his own key and went inside.
The woman is Hilary Brooke Mueller. She is married, but estranged from her husband Brandon. It seems that she got the apartment when they split.
The cops stated that they did receive a 911 call and did respond to the building.
The woman works for Tribeca-STL, a luxury apartment company. The company said that the incident did not occur on any property that they owned. The apartment building is the Elder Shirt Lofts. The company also pointed out that this was private conduct at her personal residence. They also said they were a minority-owned company. They also said they just fired her ass.
I guess they didn't want stupid racist assholes working for them. Can't say as I blame them.
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BET SHE WILL SWEAR ON A STACK OF BIBLES THAT SHE DOES NOT HAVE A RACIST BONE IN HER BODY
White woman fired after video of her blocking black man from entering the building in which he resides goes viral
By Venton Blandin
KMOV
October 13, 2018
ST. LOUIS -- The woman seen in a viral video confronting and blocking a St. Louis man from entering his downtown loft was fired from her job Sunday.
Tribeca-STL, which says it is a minority-owned business, released a statement Sunday afternoon saying its owners were "disturbed" by the interaction in the video.
The company confirmed the woman in the video was an Tribeca-STL employee but the incident took place at her personal residence.
Cellphone footage captured the confrontation between the two tenants showing the woman stopping a man from entering his downtown loft and demanding proof he lived there.
D'Arreion Toles was returning home from a late night at the office when a tenant who lived on the third floor of Elder Shirt Lofts created a roadblock.
In the viral video, Toles can be heard telling the woman, "You are blocking me into my building. This is my building as well. So, I need you to get out of my way."
The woman then begins to questions Toles by asking what unit he lives in.
Toles showed a key fob in the video and moved past the woman, who News 4 will not name, before taking an elevator to the fourth floor.
In the video, the woman is seen following Toles to the front door of his loft.
"Did this really just happen to me. It happened to me. I am really taken away by the moment," said Toles reflecting on the incident.
His cellphone video shows the woman standing outside his door after he uses his key to enter his loft.
"I was kind of blown away, shocked and like wow," said Toles. "I am just glad I had my camera out. If I did not have my camera out, I feel it could have gone a totally different way."
The video has over 2 million views and has been shared over 70,000 times.
"I appreciate all of the love and support. Like I said, don't respond negatively. Don't go after the lady. Let her be at peace. Let her live her life," added Toles.
News 4 buzzed the woman's unit and also called numbers listed for her to get her side of the story, but she never answered.
"I am not mad at her. I am not upset with her. I am not going to go after her legally or anything like that. I wish her the best. I would still have a conversation with her," said Toles.
Toles told News 4 that police showed up at his loft but left without giving anyone a citation.
The full statement released by Tribeca-STL can be read here:
“Tribeca-STL was recently shared a video containing a disturbing interaction that we believe is important to clarify. The video did involve one of our employees, but the event did NOT take place at Tribeca-STL and did NOT involve one of our tenants. The video is showing the employee in her private life at her own residence interacting with another person. The Tribeca-STL family is a minority-owned company that consists of employees and residents from many racial backgrounds. We are proud of this fact and do not and never will stand for racism or racial profiling at our company. After a review of the matter the employee has been terminated and is no longer with our Company. At Tribeca-STL we want all residents, guests and visitors to feel welcome, safe and respected.”
EDITOR'S NOTE: Naw, she's not a racist, just a concerned homeowner.
1 comment:
Where is the video?
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