“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin tried to speak cops out of issuing her Ivy League-educated son a tresspassing citatoin — telling them he “has no felony report” and repeately citing her authorized background, in accordance with police bodycam footage.
The TV character and former federal prosecutor was on the telephone together with her 24-year-old son, Gabriel Hostin, when he was stopped by police for trespassing on Metro-North Railroad tracks in Westchester County final month.
“My identify is Sunny Hostin and I’m one of many co-hosts of ‘The View’ and I’m a former federal prosecutor,” the 57-year-old mother might be heard saying to the responding officers within the bodycam footage obtained by The Submit.
“That’s my son. He’s a Harvard graduate, he doesn’t have a felony report,” she mentioned to a different cop whereas on the telephone.
Gabriel Hostin was detained on the facet of the tracks in New Rochelle for “felony trespassing” shortly earlier than 8 p.m. on June 16 close to 24 Station Plaza after he was noticed “on the right-of-way of the lively railroad tracks, in violation of the posted no trespassing indicators,” in accordance with the footage and court docket information
The 2025 Harvard College grad advised the cops that he was out for a run and noticed the gate close to the tracks was open.
After being detained on the tracks, the cops and Gabriel Hostin make their approach to a close-by road, when the TV character arrives on scene, doubling down on defending her son.
“I’m a former federal prosecutor. He is aware of. He’s a Harvard grad who teaches 4th grade geometry to South Bronx children,” Sunny Hostin argues to one of many 4 obvious responding officers.
“He’s not a child who’s ever in hassle. It’s an harmless mistake,” she pleads whereas acknowledging the violation.
In the end, the 24-year-old was slapped with a trespass violation for what might be an arrestable offense —however not with out first attempting to candy discuss his means out of the slap on the wrist.
“Is that this obligatory,” Gabriel Hostin asks the cops who, in unison, reply with, “Sure.”
“What occurs for those who didn’t do it?” the Harvard College grad asks, referring to the summons ticket the cops have been writing.
The cops mentioned their “palms have been tied” — including that in the event that they didn’t spot him alongside the tracks, another person would have.
“As a result of it’s an arrestable offense. I wish to make that clear, okay? The place you have been on the tracks is an arrestable offense,” one MTA cop might be heard asserting within the bodycam footage.
“We’re dimming it all the way down to a trespass violation since you have been within the right-of-way, you weren’t within the gauge or something, which is the center space the place the tracks have been on,” one officer says.
“And also you’ve been very cooperative with us and you’ve got an excellent background, the whole lot like that. We all know you’re not a felony or something like that however our palms are tied with cameras all over the place.”
Gabriel Hostin is due again in court docket in New Rochelle on July 31 and it seems his former federal prosecutor mother is representing him.
The talkshow co-host declined remark to The Submit Monday, however in a letter obtained by TMZ, Sunny Hostin defended her son’s actions to Westchester Assistant District Lawyer Amanda Greene, who’s the prosecutor on Garbiel’s case.
“When jogging, he noticed what gave the impression to be a gravel incline that may very well be used for hill coaching,” Sunny Hostin wrote. “Though there was a gate on the entrance of the gravel incline, the gates have been standing open.”
“The one ‘No Trespassing’ signal was affixed to the left gate and, as a result of the gates have been open, it was not seen to my consumer as he entered the property,” she claimed.
Reps for Sunny Hostin didn’t instantly reply to The Submit’s request for remark.
