A 19-year-old woman has turned herself in to police, four days after a widely viewed video showed a chair being tossed off a downtown Toronto highrise balcony, sparking huge outrage.Marcella Zoia, a Toronto resident, walked in to 52 Division around 7 a.m. this morning. She has been charged with mischief endangering life, mischief involving damage to property and common nuisance.Det. Todd Higo said Zoia was alone when she turned herself in.She is scheduled to appear in College Park court today in room 505.Police said in a news release that they started an investigation into the incident that happened 10 a.m. Saturday in the Harbour St and York St. area.A video of the incident, which was widely shared online, shows a young woman picking up a folding chair and tossing it over the railing hundreds of feet in the air. The video follows the chair as it hurtles towards the busy Gardiner Expressway and ends just before it hits the ground. Police later said a second chair and other items were tossed as well.Jenna Periti, who says she was a former high school classmate, told the Star that Zoia is a bright person who “was always hanging out with the wrong people.”“I know Marcella and I know unless a group of people encouraged her it was a good idea, she would not have done it,” Periti said.Read more: Toronto police investigating ‘reckless’ video of woman throwing chair from downtown highriseOpinion | Emma Teitel: Toronto’s chair thrower is a symptom of a bigger problemCondo-heavy areas at high risk for fires started by careless smokersConst. David Hopkinson on Wednesday said detectives are investigating whether the apartment unit was being rented as a short-term rental. In a short statement, Airbnb spokesperson Ben Brait said the company is investigating whether any of its users were involved in the incident.“We are outraged by the blatant disregard for community safety on display in the video,” he said. “We will ...
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