As of yesterday, Nicole Marie Poole Franklin has been charged with a hate crime and attempted murder
Nicole Marie Poole Franklin. Photo: Uncredited/AP/Shutterstock On December 9, an Iowa woman went on what law-enforcement officials have characterized as a violent, “hate-filled” rampage, the New York Times reports. Last week, the woman, Nicole Marie Poole Franklin, was charged with attempted murder after admitting to police that she ran over a 14-year-old girl because she thought she was “a Mexican.
On December 9, Franklin was arrested a gas station after going on a racist tirade. At approximately 6 p.m, police arrested Franklin, 42, at a Conoco gas station in West Des Moines, after she allegedly stole merchandise and yelled racial epithets at those in the store, the Times reports. According to a police report, she stole a bag of peanuts, an ice cream cone, and a beef jerky stick.
According to KCCI-TV, Miranda was taken to a nearby hospital following the hit-and-run, where medical officials concluded that she had sustained a concussion. She was discharged after two days, and is currently home with her family; doctors expect her to make a full recovery. Still, Miranda told the TV station that after waking up from the attack, “Sitting up was the worst pain I’ve ever felt.”
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