Woman who ran over husband enters plea
May 23—LIMA — An Indiana woman who police say intentionally ran over her husband with the family van late last year entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors on Friday.
Kayla Jones, 36, of Decatur, Indiana, pleaded guilty to a single count of robbery, a second-degree felony, in exchange for the state's dismissal of a charge of felonious assault, also a second-degree felony, and a misdemeanor count of domestic violence.
Allen County Common Pleas Court Judge Terri Kohlrieser set sentencing for July 2.
According to court documents, on Dec. 13, 2024, Lima police officers were called to the 200 block of North Shawnee Street in reference to a man being run over by a vehicle.
The victim, who was later learned to be Jones' husband, had visible injuries and was transported to a Lima hospital. While in the hospital, the man said he and his wife had come to Lima to visit friends. He said he initially dropped Jones off in the 500 block of North Rosedale Avenue while he visited another friend. Several hours later, she called to be picked up, according to court records.
Jones came out and got into the vehicle in the company of a Black male who was unknown to Jones' husband. The man asked to be taken to a location on North Shawnee Street. Once in that area, the male exited the vehicle, opened the door and attempted to pull the victim from the vehicle. Police say that while the two men were fighting, Jones got into the driver's seat and used the vehicle as a weapon by running over her husband.
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