Caitlin Davis, 38, is charged with providing false information to cops after claiming Owens tried to run her off the road as she biked through their Deerfield Beach gated community.
An incident report states she told police that Owens was speeding around the area and had run a stop sign.
She claimed he exited his car and began harassing her after she confronted him for his alleged reckless driving.
But cops said surveillance footage and other evidence didn’t back up her claims and triggered charges three months after the incident.
Owens, a former standout wide receiver for several teams including the San Francisco 49ers, began recording the heated exchange and broadcast it live.
“You almost hit me!” the woman yells on the clip.
“Now you’re making stuff up. Just like a Karen,” Owens responds as police assess the situation.
After more arguing, Davis abruptly refers to their respective races.
“You’re a black man approaching a white woman,” she states. The charge was first reported by WSVN 7 News. Efforts to contact Owens and Davis on Wednesday night were unsuccessful.
The incident first made headlines when Owens — who played 15 seasons with NFL teams that include the San Francisco 49ers, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys — posted a lengthy video of the Aug. 3 encounter with the caption: “Wow!! Just a normal night of being a black man in America. I want to say I can’t believe it, but y’all know what it is.”
The 10-minute-plus clip starts with Owens telling fans and a deputy his version of the story when Davis can be heard accusing him of harassment and “almost” hitting her. She also complained to the deputy about the fact that Owens got out of his car.
The incident allegedly started after Owens was seen driving to his mailbox in his Florida neighborhood, but his Karen neighbor said that he was driving too fast down the street. After Owens got out of his car to speak with her, Karen instead thought it was a good idea to call the police and tell them that he was harassing her.
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