Vincent Jean, 56, is charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, third-degree assault with a deadly weapon, third-degree assault with a car, third-degree assault, leaving the scene in a motor vehicle with grievous bodily harm. endangerment of the third degree of the victim and third degree possession of a weapon for illegal purposes.
Jean was detained after the alleged attack and remains in the Union County Jail, according to prosecutors. He has not yet hired a lawyer, but must appear in court on April 19, UCPO public relations officer Michael Sheets told CNN.
Jean is accused of running over the victim woman in his car before boarding and deliberately running over her a second time. Witnesses say the attack came after Jean and the woman crashed and Jean tried to flee the scene, according to a joint statement from the prosecutor and Elizabeth’s police chief. The woman started taking pictures of Jean’s car “so she could identify him to the police”, after which it was alleged that Jean drove his car directly to her, the prosecutor said.
Jean is said to have left the scene and was found later Tuesday morning, sitting alone in his parked damaged jeep.
Security records from a house in the block where the incident took place show a man who is said to have moved Jean from the frame before returning to the frame 30 seconds later. A little later, Jean allegedly turned the car around and veered to hit the victim, chasing her on the lawn. After missing her, Jean allegedly went outside, made a three-point turn and then chased the victim on the lawn. When trying to get out of the jeep, the victim seemed to stumble and was run over by the vehicle. Then he seems to turn on her and drive her one last time before running away.
The woman victim was found by police who responded shortly after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, “lying on the front lawn of a home … suffering from multiple serious injuries,” prosecutors said. She was taken to a district hospital in critical condition but is in stable condition as of Thursday, according to Elizabeth City Hall’s public information officer Ruby Contreras.
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