#Woman charged in hit and run at Indiana protest that left two injured
“#Woman charged in hit and run at Indiana protest that left two injured”
July 10, 2020 | 8:25am
Christi Bennett, 66, of Scottsburg, was charged Thursday with two counts of criminal recklessness and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident. She was arrested Wednesday at a motel and refused to provide a statement to cops, Bloomington police said.
Footage posted to Twitter showed a red Toyota Corolla, allegedly driven by Bennett, striking two protesters late Monday near the Monroe County Courthouse, where demonstrators were reportedly demanding arrests of several people who allegedly attacked Vauhxx Rush Booker near Lake Monroe on July 4.
Two people were hurt during the incident, including Chasity Mottinger, 29, who was knocked unconscious as she was launched onto the Corolla’s hood, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Geoff Stewart, 35, who was holding onto the car as it sped off, said the driver revved her car into the crowd after she was asked to roll down her window.
“Someone asked where she was trying to go,” Stewart, who was left with cuts and bruises, told the Indianapolis Star. “I did not hear her response, but the person talking to her said, ‘If you wait just a minute, you’ll be able to go through once everyone has cleared out.”
But Bennett then drove into Mottinger and Stewart, he told the outlet.
Rodney C. Root
Rodney C. Root
Rodney C. Root
Bennett has since been released on $500 bond, a “slap on the wrist,” Stewart told the newspaper.
“She needs to be in prison because she has not learned from her violent acts and was unwilling to be reasonable when approached calmly,” Stewart said.
Bennett, who has previously been convicted of stalking, is due to make her first court appearance next week. A motive for the attack has not been disclosed.
Mottinger echoed Stewart’s take, saying she was “really disappointed” Bennett was released on $500 bond.
“This just adds to the concerns the community has had lately — but actually for a very long time — regarding violent white individuals not receiving proper attention from law enforcement, like the men last weekend,” Mottinger told the Associated Press.
With Post wires
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