Sunny Hostin was on phone with son when he was caught trespassing on Metro-North tracks
Sunny Hostin, co-host of 'The View,' was recorded on police bodycam attempting to intervene after her son was detained for trespassing on Metro-North railroad tracks. The footage shows Hostin citing her legal background and her son's academic credentials while speaking with officers.
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The incident highlights public interest in the behavior of media figures and raises questions about the influence of status in interactions with law enforcement.
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Add The New York Post on Google “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin tried to talk cops out of issuing her Ivy League-educated son a trespassing citation — telling them he “has no criminal record” and repeatedly citing her legal background, according to newly released police bodycam footage.
The TV personality and former federal prosecutor was on the phone with her 24-year-old son, Gabriel Hostin, when he was stopped by police along Metro-North Railroad tracks in Westchester County last month.
“My name is Sunny Hostin and I’m one of the co-hosts of ‘The View’ and I’m a former federal prosecutor,” the 57-year-old mom can be heard saying to the responding officers in the bodycam footage obtained Friday by The Post.
“That’s my son. He’s a Harvard graduate, he doesn’t have a criminal record,” she said to another cop while on the phone.
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