Woman Runs Over, Kills Abusive Boyfriend With Minivan, Prosecutors Say - DNAinfo

Naomi Freeman, 23, and her boyfriend, 27-year-old John Perry, got into an argument about 5 a. m. Sunday in the 1100 block of South Francisco Avenue, according to Assistant State's Attorney Sarah Karr, who spoke at a bond hearing Friday. Perry began beating Freeman, prosecutors said, and a third person at the address pulled the two apart. Freeman's attorney, Steve Pick, said it wasn't the first time Perry hit his girlfriend. Pick said Perry punched Freeman 25 times that morning after he dragged her out of her minivan by her hair. Freeman eventually got back into her white 1999 Dodge Caravan, made a U-turn in the street and crashed into a wrought-iron fence as she tried to strike Perry, Karr said. Freeman ran away, prosecutors said, leaving the van on top of Perry. The entire incident was caught on surveillance camera, Karr said, and Freeman allegedly admitted to her mother that she ran over Perry. In court Friday, Freeman's attorney asked for a low bond, arguing that Freeman didn't have a choice when she ran over her boyfriend, based on the history of abuse. Source: www.dnainfo.com