The woman who fell into a mall fountain while texting on her cell phone has revealed herself. According to online reports, Cathy Cruz Marrero is the so-called “fountain lady” who is seen in a viral video falling head first into a mall fountain while supposedly distracted by her handheld device.
The video garnered millions of views on YouTube and other online video streaming websites.
But there’s more to the story: the woman works at the mall, which means she should have been familiar with the mall’s layout even with her eyes closed.
After taking a dunk in the fountain, Marrero showed up later that same day in court to answer to credit card fraud charges. It seems Marrero was charged with allegedly using a co-worker’s credit card to make purchases in the same store where they both worked.
In addition to that, Marrero has been arrested multiple times over the years for theft and other crimes. So it should come as no surprise that she hired an attorney the same day she fell into the fountain. She is now suing the mall for putting the fountain in her way while she was texting.
