A months-long noose investigation has led to the arrest of a Pennsylvania city employee who allegedly made false claims to police about finding a concerning item on her desk.

Police said Allentown City Hall worker LaTarsha Brown is being charged with planting a noose at her desk in January 2025.

Allentown Police Department in Pennsylvania said LaTarsha Brown reported finding the rope on the desk of her office on January 10 this year.

LaTarsha Brown was hit with two misdemeanor charges ... she was “irate” and “angry” over what she called a “hate crime,” the Morning Call reported at the time. During the investigation ...

Allentown City Hall employee LaTarsha Brown was charged with a pair of ... “irate” and “angry” over what she called a “hate crime,” the Morning Call reported at the time.

Protests outside City Hall called for an end to hate, and supported Brown, but less than three months later, Police Chief Charles Roca said Brown put that noose there herself. "LaTarsha Brown was ...

In a crossover episode no one ever imagined, Fox drama “Empire” meets the Allentown City Hall after one of it’s employees was just accused of fabricating an alleged hate crime from January.