TULSA, Okla.--A Black content creator went viral after she shared video of a white woman assaulting her at a dog park with no charges from Tulsa Police, but her decision not to fight back resulted in backlash on social media.
Jordan Thomas, known by her friends as Ashley, goes by TheJMorgan on Tiktok. She posted a video on April 15 of the encounter, which occurred on October 13, 2024.
According to Thomas, the woman brought in a squeaky toy, a violation of City of Tulsa Parks rules, which the victim’s dog picked up. When the victim tried to give the toy back to the woman and explain the violation, Thomas says the white woman immediately freaked out.
The roughly two-minute video begins with the white woman holding a small dog while screaming at Thomas as the content creator tries to walk away.
“Get away from me. Get away from me. Do y’all see this,” Thomas asks bystanders as she uses one arm to block the white woman from approaching her while she holds her dog with her other hand. At one point the white woman swings repeatedly at Thomas, hitting her at least once.
A Tulsa moms Facebook group has identified the suspect as Danielle Widell, who appears to have an extensive criminal record in small claims court for failure to pay creditors, according to Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN).
She’s filed numerous protective orders, one against her former husband. Yet, she’s also the defendant in several protective orders against her.
In 2023, a judge granted a woman a protective order against Widell “for self and children,” records show. That order remains in effect until 2028.
Viral video shows woman assaulting content creator at dog park
As Thomas walks away, the woman walks after her yelling, “Leave, b*tch. I already called the police.”
Thomas appears to speak with law enforcement on the phone as well. “I’m wearing blue denim shorts and a white crop top, and this lady is being crazy,” she says.
Bystanders who appear to support Thomas stand by as they wait for the police to arrive. Thomas claims Tulsa Police did not arrest, charge or even cite the white woman, despite video evidence showing the woman assaulting and harassing Thomas.
In a phone call with this reporter Wednesday morning after the release of this article, TPD Captain Richard Meulenberg said he’s looking into the incident to determine whether officers broke protocol.
“If it didn’t happen in our presence, we would take a report from the victim and write a ticket to that person for an assault and battery,” Captain Muelenberg told the Black Wall Street Times. He said TPD records over 12,000 videos a day, so any officer who responded on scene would have a recording of the assault.
Later on Wednesday, Thomas, the victim, provided this reporter with a screenshot of an email she sent to a City of Tulsa Security employee. It includes the location and date of the incident, along with a police case number.
On Wednesday evening, TPD Captain Muelenberg provided an update, saying officers responded to the incident, but they turned the case over to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation because the suspect is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
The Black Wall Street Times has filed an Open Records Request with TPD for bodycam footage, incident reports, 911 calls, and the names of responding officers.
In the email Thomas asks the City of Tulsa employee to label the white woman as a trespass. “This was at the request of not only myself but multiple patrons of the park as this person has had other incidents like this with other people. She also threatened to harm me and my dog. If you need more information just let me know.”
The Black Wall Street Times has reached out to City of Tulsa Security for a response.
After assault by white woman, Tulsa content creator feels attacked by Black women in the comments
While most of the comments on her video expressed support for her and anger at what many considered a racist attack, some Black commenters questioned why Thomas didn’t fight back.
In a series of video responding to the criticism, Thomas said she made a choice to deescalate the situation rather than give responding police officers an image of a Black woman fighting a white woman.
Some Black women commenters asked why she didn’t fight back, while others described what they say they would’ve done if they were in the situation. At least one commenter said she was laughing at Thomas for being “soft.”
“To me this is weird behavior,” Thomas responded. “You’re laughing at me because a white woman was attacking me, and I chose to walk away because I chose to be an adult and think through all the possible scenarios.”
In an open-carry, conservative state with a history of racial terror against Black people, Thomas said she didn’t want to potentially get shot over the altercation.
“For all I know she had a [gun motion] in her purse. But sure, I gotta be a strong and aggressive Black woman. So, let me fight this woman. It’s not worth it, Thomas said. “Y’all really don’t be thinking things through, and I think it’s weird that you find it funny that I was assaulted.”
The Black Wall Street Times is waiting for a response to our Open Records Request. Follow for updates.
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I am so sorry this happened to you. I know the assailant very well and I promise you this wasn’t racist. She is crazy like this with everybody. She screams at judges in court. She has threatened me (white woman) and many others this way as well. She was arrested for violating a PO (that video is online, as well) and she is screaming at the cops.
Also, Widell is Cherokee (not Muscogee Creek) and the only case showing against her on the Cherokee Nation court website is for the protective order violation in 2023. The PO she filed against her husband was retaliatory. She continues to show up where he lives and scream at him. I don’t expect TPD to do anything about this.