Woman dubbed ‘Swing Set Susan’ who was caught on video claiming to be a cop as she launched foul-mouthed rant at Hispanic teens in a park play area is charged with impersonating a public servant
- Samantha Eley, 38, was charged on Wednesday by Fort Worth police in Texas for impersonating a public servant
- Eley has been nicknamed ‘Swing Set Susan’ after she was filmed screaming profanities at a group of Hispanic teenagers at a Fort Worth park on Wednesday
- One of the teens recorded the shocking incident and posted it to social media, where it has been viewed millions of times
- In the clip, Eley falsely claimed to be a police officer and ordered the group of children to ‘Get the f**k out’
- She was later seen in a different section of the park, cutting in line and telling other disgruntled parents that she ‘owned’ the park
A white Texas woman who has been nicknamed ‘Swing Set Susan’ after she was filmed threatening to arrest a group of Hispanic teens playing on swings in a park has been arrested for impersonating an officer.
Samantha Eley, 38, of Fort Worth, was charged on Wednesday with one count of impersonating a public servant following an incident at an all-ages park near Trinity River.
The Fort Worth Police Department said that the charge was added while she was in custody at Tarrant County Jail.
Eley had been jailed for a bond violation related to an assault charge in a separate case.
Samantha Eley, 38, of Forth Worth, Texas, has been charged with impersonating a public servant
Eley has been identified as the woman caught on camera last week hurling a series of profanities at a group of Hispanic teens playing in a Texas park – before she then harassed several parents in a separate section of the play area
The incident occurred at Dream Park in downtown Forth Worth on Wednesday afternoon, when the woman approached the group claiming they were too old to be playing on a swing-set.
One of the teens captured the encounter and posted the video to Twitter, where it went viral.
In the shocking clip, Eley marches up to the group and demands: ‘Stop! This is a children’s park! Stop!’
She tries to push one of girls off the swing, before the group insists they are still young enough to be playing on the equipment.
‘No, you’re f**king not!’ Eley shouts back.
‘You’re not a f**king child – 13 or younger!’ she continues.
Eley then claims she’s a police officer, before she demands: ‘Get the f**k out of here now if you’re not here to play as a child. Read the f**king sign!’
The verbal attack doesn’t appear to be racially motivated, as the woman was later filmed harassing parents in a separate section of Dream Park.
In the second video, Eley appears to push in front of other parents in order to have her child use the play equipment.
One of the teens captured the encounter and posted the video to Twitter, where it went viral
‘A sign over there says you can’t be over the age of six, is your daughter over the age of six?’ she aggressively yells at another mother who takes issue with the fact she has cut the line.
‘She’s seven,’ the woman replies.
‘So… she’s over the age of six!’ Eley snaps back, before she sensationally declares that she ‘owns’ the park.
However, contrary to Eley’s claims, The Star Telegram reports Dream Park is an ‘inclusive park that accommodates children of all ages regardless of physical or mental challenges’ and was completed with ‘$3.1million of privately raised funds’.
However, she is soon left red-faced when other parents inform her that the sign says the play equipment is for children aged between five and 12.
‘So you built the park, you own it, and you don’t know the age range?’ one parent then sarcastically asks.
Dream Park is an ‘inclusive park that accommodates children of all ages regardless of physical or mental challenges’ and was completed with ‘$3.1million of privately raised funds’
‘Yeah… um, maybe I don’t. Maybe I need to be more advice,’ she stammers nonsensically before wandering off.
Meanwhile, the Dallas Forth Worth Police Department later released a statement refuting Eley’s claim that she was an officer.
They also took to Twitter saying they were looking to track down the woman on potential criminal charges of Impersonating a Public Servant and Disorderly Conduct.