Posted on 05/29/2014 6:10:52 AM PDT by csvset
BALTIMORE —Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a hit-and-run in west Baltimore on Tuesday that killed a woman and a toddler and injured a 7-year-old girl.
Baltimore police said late Wednesday night that they arrested 28-year-old Lucresha Mints in connection with the case.
Detectives said the intentional hit-and-run happened at Franklin and Monroe streets just after 9 p.m. Tuesday following an argument between Mints and 25-year-old Latoya Skipwith.
Police said the fight got so heated that Mints got into her car, aimed it at Skipwith and floored it, driving down the sidewalk and striking Skipwith, 2-year-old Joshua Carter and an unidentified 7-year-old girl as they sat on the steps of a church.
Witnesses told 11 News the victims ended up in a nearby stairwell, where on Wednesday, the boy's father sat in shock. He was nearby when the incident happened.
"I got the word and ran around the corner, and once I came, I seen my son a mess. It just hurt me so bad, I just broke down," father Joshua Carter Sr. said. "I just snapped."
Skipwith was killed, and police confirmed Wednesday that Joshua also died as a result of his injuries. Relatives of the victims told 11 News that Skipwith and Joshua were cousins.
The 7-year-old girl was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said she is expected to survive.
Police told 11 News that family members said the hit-and-run was sparked by an argument and that Mints knew her victims. Police said they were able to recover the vehicle used in the hit-and-run, which was a gray Acura.
"She took two lives from one family -- two babies. That's my youngest sister and my little cousin. He was only 2 years old," said Skipwith's sister, Rhonda Bryant, through tears.
"My little grandbaby -- he was the love of my life," said Helen Virginia Whitfield, Joshua's grandmother, who was still trying to comprehend Wednesday how someone could do something like that.
Police have not yet provided details on what the argument between Skipwith and Mints was about.
Earlier in the day Wednesday, relatives were upset with police because of what they called a lack of communication from detectives about whether the suspect was in custody or not.
"Somebody’s got to give us some answers. They owe it to us," said Joshua’s great-grandmother, Elissha Jefferson.
Police said at the time that they were doing everything they could.
"In this case, we definitely empathize with the families. We're speaking about an instance in which a 2-year-old child and an adult victim were killed last night, where a vehicle was used as an intentional weapon to cause this homicide. We're reaching out to the public and we’re doing our due diligence on our part. We're really asking for the public's help," Baltimore City Police Department Sgt. Jarron Jackson said.
Homicide detectives are still investigating.
Charges against Mints haven't been announced yet, but she's no stranger to police. Court records show earlier this month, she was arrested on first- and second-degree assault charges.
Oh lookee, post 95, admits to being a retread.
Let’s watch.
No, you’re expressing a stupid talking point that doesn’t apply.
That’s what you are doing.
And on top of that, it’s a talking point bandied about by such illustrious troll sites as... clown posse, tbf, and tbl.
This is not the web forum you are looking for. The posting guidelines are few, they are clear and you should, by now, know what they are.
FR will not be changing to fit your wishes.
I respect your position in this and do see your point. I won’t say I agree 100( but your points are respected, well taken, and valid
Poor little boy. How sad.
The rule on FR is no racism. Take it or leave it.
“I respect your position in this and do see your point. but your points are respected”
Your posts in the rest of this thread say otherwise.
Posts 54, 60, 98, 100 for example... same talking points and totally ignoring that this forum has rules and an expectation of guests such as yourself to comport themselves by same.
Instead, you keep tossing out “free speech!” as if that somehow applies.
“Not one more”, cough, cough.
If the Perp needs a Defense Attorney, I know of a guy in Isla Vista. He’s a Hispanic, so it should help sway the Jury.
We will take it; thank you for having us.
A lot of outsiders will call us racist no matter what, because we tend to speak the truth and any unpleasant or uncomplimentary truth spoken about any minority or other "protected status" group is verboten!
Thank goodness.
Thank you, Jim, and thank you for Free Republic.
A couple of the last Clinton defenders trickling away. I’m surprised that they don’t just melt from all the Conservatism around these parts.
Out of curiosity, how far back do posting histories go? I’d love to go back 10-12 years on mine to see how much I’ve modified my opinions.
That dragon looks particularly happy to oblige. ;-)
I have no idea. I have tried to get back to some of my posts from 2000, but they’re not accessible. We have 100,000 FReepers or more, and keeping every last word they all said is surely possible, but also prohibitively expensive.
Maybe Jim will answer your question.
They go back about 10-12 years. Thanks.
Culling the herd. Imagine if it had been whitey? The riots would still be going.
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