Remember Houston Woman Who Said Man Hit Her in the Face With a Brick? She’s in Big Trouble Now

Social media has grown into a necessity for most individuals, sharing life updates, staying in touch with old friends, and bringing their mess to the timelines. And one Texas woman, who went viral in 2023, had the internet divided after she claimed a Black man threw a brick at her face. Now, there’s a wild new update that includes a felony conviction, restitution, and sweet vindication for the man accused– who’s speaking out.

It was Sept. 3, 2023, when Roda Osman says she grabbed an Uber after a night out bar hopping. She claimed when she refused the driver’s advances, he threw a brick at her head and tried to kidnap her. She posted crying videos on Instagram from a hospital and shared footage of a swollen lump on the side of her face from the “brick attack” that went viral.

Some folks online immediately rallied around her and showed her overwhelming support, but many others thought the math just wasn’t mathing. Turns out, the latter was spot on.

Houston police reviewed surveillance footage that proved Osman was the aggressor during the attack, according to authorities, and hit the man with an unknown object first. The man did retaliate, hitting her with a plastic water bottle. Detectives even said Osman’s story changed multiple times.

But that didn’t stop much at the time.

Osman’s friend launched a GoFundMe on her behalf, titled “Help Roda Recover.” The fundraiser, which called for donations for Osman who was “viciously attacked,” raised $42,000. Now, she’s been ordered to pay it all back after she was found guilty of theft by deception.

In January 2024, Osman was charged with the felony for securing thousands— which she spent on trips to Jamaica and New York, restaurants and spas. GoFundMe removed the fundraiser, banned Osman (who allegedly conducted a similar GoFundMe scam in 2020 for an alleged assault that police said was never reported) from the platform and refunded the donors.

It only took Harris county jurors two and a half hours to find her guilty on Oct. 29. She even had to be told to calm down several times after the verdict, according to Click2Houston.com. She’s going to spend 90 days in jail and will spend the next 10 years on probation, plus GPS monitoring. Osman is also banned from using social media for a decade.

Olan Douglas, the man Osman lied on, said, “She kind of made the couple months that happened my life a living hell. It seems like she gets on social media and just, you know manipulates and scams people.”

On Wednesday, Douglas also told the outlet how he was happy with the outcome, with a special message to Osman’s day-one supporters.

“I wish that the crowd of people that was with her at the beginning would show themselves now,” he said. Douglas then asked, “Where are they at? Are they still supporting?”