Woman dragged her child's father and grandmother roughly 20 feet with her Chevy Malibu before being arrested with the car door still open, police say

A Tennessee pistillate was precocious arrested aft dragging her child's begetter and grandma down a thoroughfare with her Chevrolet Malibu, instrumentality enforcement successful the Volunteer State says.

Jashunte Lewis, 21, stands accused of 2 counts each of attempted murder successful the 2nd grade and aggravated assault arsenic good arsenic 1 number of home battle resulting successful bodily harm, according to the Memphis Police Department.

The underlying incidental occurred connected May 15, adjacent the intersection of Park Avenue and South Greer Street successful Memphis.

Responding officers were told by witnesses that Lewis arrived successful a four-door achromatic 2020 Chevrolet Malibu astatine astir midnight and began arguing with the begetter of her child, according to a constabulary study obtained by Memphis-area NBC affiliate WMC-TV.

One of the victims said that her big lad — the defendant's child's begetter — and Lewis were arguing verbally successful the driveway erstwhile the antheral walked down the Malibu and Lewis enactment her car successful "reverse," according to instrumentality enforcement. This maneuver was a wide effort to onslaught the antheral but the car hardly missed him, the witnesser said.

The antheral past ran to the beforehand of the driveway erstwhile the suspect allegedly shifted gears, the pistillate told police. This time, Lewis allegedly enactment her car into "drive" and aimed for the antheral again.

But again the Malibu missed its evident target.

So, the suspect enactment her car successful "park," constabulary said.

After that, Lewis, the man, and the man's parent began arguing each unneurotic successful the driveway, according to instrumentality enforcement.

At immoderate point, the antheral opened the driver's-side doorway and his parent stood adjacent to him – betwixt Lewis and the door, constabulary said. Then, Lewis allegedly shifted backmost into reverse and deed the accelerator.

Both victims fell underneath the driver's-side doorway portion Lewis continued reversing, according to instrumentality enforcement. The older pistillate and her big lad were past dragged onto and down Park Avenue by Lewis and her Malibu for astir 20 feet, constabulary said.

The full incidental was caught connected video, according to investigators.

Ultimately, some victims suffered injuries. The antheral was injured connected his near ankle, near wrist, close forearm, hand, and wrist, authorities said. The older pistillate was injured connected the close broadside of her face, shoulder, and near knee, according to instrumentality enforcement. The victims were taken to a adjacent infirmary by the Memphis Fire Department.

The car was besides worse for wear, constabulary said.

The harm that resulted from the dragging occurrence made it truthful that the driver's-side doorway would not latch unopen and remained unfastened portion Lewis was inactive driving, according to instrumentality enforcement.

The Malibu's damaged doorway made Lewis casual for investigators to find. She was located with the doorway inactive unfastened and taken successful for questioning aboriginal that aforesaid day, according to the constabulary department.

During a custodial interview, the suspect allegedly waived her Miranda rights and spoke with investigators, constabulary said.

Lewis was subsequently detained successful the Shelby County Jail and assessed a $250,000 bond, which was aboriginal reduced to a $15,000 bond, records show. The smaller magnitude was posted connected Monday.

The suspect is slated to look successful tribunal again connected June 1.