#Black freshman allegedly targeted with false police report that led to raid

A black college cheerleader in Texas claims she was the victim of a “swatting” prank — allegedly sparked by a false report filed by her white roommates.

Christin Evans, a 17-year-old freshman at Stephen F. Austin University, said cops stormed her dorm room at 3 a.m. on Sept. 14 after as many as 10 students wrongly accused her of threatening to stab others with scissors.

“I feel shaken,” Evans said during a press conference Monday with her parents and an attorney, KTRK reported. “I can’t sleep at night. It has made me paranoid. I was looking forward to making friends and having a good time on the cheer team.”

Attorney Randall Kallinen said Evans’ three white roommates and as many as seven other female students targeted Evans in act of “swatting” — or the filing of a false report intended to prompt an aggressive police response including a SWAT team. A resident assistant ultimately called campus police, KPRC reported.

“This could have been a Breonna Taylor circumstance,” Kallinen told reporters Monday, referencing the 26-year-old black EMT who was killed by Louisville police in March. “They had falsely accused Christin of having scissors and trying to stab people.”

Evans’ parents cited text messages from the university’s police chief indicating that surveillance video proved their daughter did nothing wrong, according to KPRC. Police later said the report was false, KTRK reported.

“I just want justice for my daughter,” LaShondra Evans said. “She didn’t do anything wrong.”

Evans’ parents believe the attack was racially motivated, saying the majority of the students involved are white. The teen has since been moved out of her four-student dorm suite as an investigation into the incident by university officials is ongoing.

“Filing a false report violates the SFA Code of Conduct and potentially violates the law as well,” SFA President Scott Gordon tweeted late Monday. “The investigation and judicial process take time … Each perpetrator will be dealt with appropriately.”

Gordon also acknowledged Evans, saying he “heart goes out” to the “young lady who was an innocent victim” in the incident.

“We will do all we can to support her and her family through this heinous ordeal,” Gordon said.

John Fields, the university’s chief of police, said a “diverse group of students” is being investigated in connection to the false report.

“The students will be held responsible for their actions at every possible level,” Fields said in a statement.

Evans’ father, meanwhile, said he wants the university to discipline the students allegedly involved in the false report.

“Yes, we’re upset and we want something to be done about it,” Chris Evans said. “When I sent my daughter off to school, my worse-case scenario was that she should call needing money or an issue with her grades.”