HOUSTON - In 2023, Roda Osman became known online as the "brick lady" after claiming that a man hit her in the head with a brick because she wouldn’t give him her phone number. She went on to collect $42,000 through a GoFundMe campaign.

The verdict:

On Wednesday, a jury found her guilty of theft, and she was sentenced to 10 years of probation.

Why was "brick lady" charged?

The backstory:

According to court records, Osman said that on Sept. 3, 2023, she was walking when an unknown man hit her in the face with a brick after she refused to give him her number.

However, authorities say surveillance video showed Osman getting into a verbal and physical altercation with a man. According to court documents, Osman hit the man in the face with an unknown object, and he then hit her in t

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