People v. Ferrell CA3

BACKGROUND

On June 26, 2019, defendant argued with her brother-in-law. When the argument turned physical, D.S., the brother-in-law’s boyfriend, convinced him to leave the area. They went across the street and sat on the sidewalk in front of a laundromat. Soon after, defendant drove into the area and stopped the vehicle in front of them. The two men began to walk away when defendant drove her vehicle in reverse, accelerating directly at them. Defendant drove the vehicle over the curb, struck D.S., and then drove the car halfway into the laundromat. D.S. sustained a broken leg. After defendant struck him with the vehicle, a bystander applied a makeshift tourniquet to “prevent massive blood loss.” On September 20, 2021, defendant grew upset with M.D., the father of one of her daughters. Defendant hit the windshield of his car with a curtain rod. Then she threw “boulders” at the windshield, damaging the vehicle. Defendant threw another rock as M.D.’s mother, D.M., tried to get in the car. A “boulder” hit both of her knees and she sustained a scrape injury. On March 5, 2022, S.R.1 was staying in a friend’s RV when defendant came to visit S.R. and brought their daughter as well as…