An Iowa woman was charged with attempted murder after running over a 14-year-old girl because she thought the teenager was Mexican, police said.The woman, Nicole Marie Poole Franklin, 42, of Des Moines, told police that she intentionally struck the girl with her vehicle on Dec. 9 because she believed
This undated photo provided by the Polk County Jail shows Nicole Marie Poole Franklin. Clive, Iowa police on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, charged Franklin, of Des Moines with attempted murder. She's accused of purposely running down a 14-year-old girl who was walking along a sidewalk in a suburban neighborhood. Police say Franklin told investigators she hit the girl because she is"a Mexican." The girl was seriously hurt but is recovering from her injuries.
The episode took place in Clive, Iowa, a city of about 17,000 residents about 10 miles west of Des Moines. Authorities said the girl was walking on the sidewalk on her way to Indian Hills Junior High School when “a vehicle left the roadway and ran the girl over,” the news release said.The girl, who had a concussion and bruises, was hospitalized for two days, The Associated Press reported. Television news footage showed her in a neck brace and walking with crutches before being released.
The girl was able to return to school a week later, a West Des Moines school district spokeswoman said at a news conference Friday. She was accused of making racist comments to a West Des Moines convenience store clerk and customers, and of hurling items at the clerk, AP reported. Franklin was being held on $1 million bond on the attempted murder charge, according to jail records.Story continues
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