A Texas realtor has been arrested after she was filmed attacking a group of Indian women, yelling racist abuse at them and saying: ‘We don’t want you here.’
Esmerelda Upton, 58, came across the group of four Indian women outside the Sixty Vines wine bar in Plano, Texas on Wednesday night.
‘I hate these f****** Indians,’ Upton says at one point, calling them ‘f****** curry-ass** b****es.’
Rani Banerjee, one of the women who filmed the encounter, said she has lived in the Dallas area for 29 years and ‘never have I felt so humiliated, threatened, and scared for my life.’
She added: ‘Can’t believe this is what America has become.’
Esmerelda Upton, 58, is seen in the viral video hurling abuse at a group of Indian women
At one point Upton launches herself at the women, hitting them and attempting to grab their phones
Upton yells at them to ‘stop filming’ – while continuing to scream racial abuse
‘I hate these f****** Indians,’ Upton says at one point, calling them ‘f****** curry-ass** b****es’
It is unclear how the parking lot encounter began, but one of the women says that Upton, who works for California Federal Bank, now owned by Citigroup, approached them.
Upton has been arrested and charged with assault and terroristic threats, and may face hate crime charges
‘If things were so great in your country, why did you come here?’ Upton says.
One of the women calls the police, as Upton lunges at another, grabbing her phone and attempting to rip it from her hands.
She tells the police they are being attacked by a white woman in a black dress.
‘No, I’m not white – I’m Mexican. And I paid my f****** way here,’ Upton retorts.
‘These f****** Indians, they come to America because they want a better life.
‘I hate these f****** Indians. I’m a Mexican-American. I was born here. Were you born here? The way you speak.
‘Everywhere I f****** go, you Indians are f****** everywhere.’
One of the women tells Upton she is a naturalized citizen, which Upton then mocks.
‘You’re a naturalized citizen – you are not a born and raised American,’ she says.
Upton, who according to social media works for Citigroup – which took over Cal Fed – as a realtor, says she ‘hates Indians’
The four women are terrified when Upton reaches into her bag, urging the police to hurry
Eventually the police do arrive, and Upton is arrested
At one point during the five-minute encounter, Upton, seemingly realizing she has made a mistake, says: ‘M’am, I am sorry. You know what, peace.’
The women refuse to shake her hand, so she replies: ‘Well – you know what, f*** you.’
As one of the women remains on the phone to the police, growing increasingly alarmed and urging them to hurry, Upton says: ‘I’m not going to hurt you guys. Look at me, I am all of 100lbs. And you guys weigh well over 200lbs.’
She then lunges again at the women, screaming: ‘Stop filming me or I will break your f****** camera.’
The terrified woman on the phone to police says: ‘Oh my God, she’s reaching into her bag. Please come here quickly!’
Police eventually arrived and Upton was arrested.
She has been charged with Assault Bodily Injury, and Terroristic Threat, and additional charges may be added. Police are also investigating it as a possible hate crime.
Upton is being held on a $10,000 bond.
Citigroup is yet to respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.