WARWICK, RI — A 22-year-old Warwick lady is due in courtroom April 21 on assault and reckless driving charges after a Greenback Tree Punch & Run earlier than a high-speed journey into Tuskatucket Brook off Almy Road March 3.
In line with a police report, April Bateman, 22, of 60 Deacon Ave., Warwick, acquired into an argument with a fellow 2680 West Shore Street Greenback Common shopper at about 8:14 p.m. whereas the 2 have been in the identical checkout line. In line with Officer Devin Itzkowitz’s report, the lady reporting the assault stated that whereas she was chatting with the cashier in regards to the worth of eggs when Bateman, just a few folks behind her in line, shouted at her to rush up.
Punch & Run: Arguing Drivers Meet Leaving Lot
The sufferer, 56, and Bateman argued briefly, after which left the shop. The 2 ladies wound up of their automobiles backing as much as depart on the identical time. Bateman backed her Fusion out barely sooner, blocking the lady’s path in that route, and she or he pulled her grey 2018 Honda Pilot ahead in an try and get away from Bateman, in line with Itzkowitz’s report.
Bateman acquired out of her Fusion and approached the Pilot on foot, reached by SUV’s driver’s aspect windo and pulled the opposite lady’s hair, in line with the report. Batemen then opened the door and punched the lady 4 occasions within the face. The lady stated she tried to restrain her canine, within the automobile along with her, and pushed Bateman away along with her palms.
The lady known as 911 and knowledgeable Bateman she had reported the assault, in line with the report. Bateman acquired again into her Fusion and sped away. The lady adopted, dashing to 40 in a 25 mph zone to maintain Bateman’s automobile in sight because it sped away sooner, following Bateman on to Almy Street, the place she crashed by a guard rail on the useless finish and into the brook.
Warwick Police acquired witness statements in regards to the crash on Almy Road, and likewise video footage of Bateman saying she had assaulted the opposite lady earlier than the crash.
Itzkowitz reported that, primarily based on the interviews and witness statements, he would cost Bateman with reckless driving, easy assault and disorderly conduct. She was arraigned in Third District Courtroom March 25, scheduled for a pretrial convention April 21 and launched on $1,000 private recognizance.
