A white North Carolina woman is accused of driving her car in a yard where three black teens were playing basketball and injuring one.
A news release from the sheriff in Pitt County said deputies responded Sunday afternoon to a report of a child being intentionally hit by a car in Greenville.
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According to the news release, Daina Renee Forrest, 35, of Greenville, drove around and threatened the three teens by waving and cursing a knife. According to the release, Forrest “deliberately moved her car away from the driveway and partially into the yard to hit the children.”
One teenager was taken to hospital for treatment and Forrest’s car reportedly had damage to the front end corresponding to hitting a person. Sgt. Sheriff’s spokesman Lee Darnell said the injuries appeared to be minor.
This April 2021 photo provided by the Pitt County Sheriff shows Daina Renee Forrest, of Greenville, NC (Sheriff’s Office of Pitt County via AP)
Deputies said when they searched her car, they found marijuana, crack cocaine and a knife.
Forrest was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of possession of cocaine. Prison records indicate she was detained Tuesday.
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Forrest was identified as white in the jail record, while Darnell said the three teens were black. Asked if race was a factor, he said: “I do not believe it was a racial hatred crime, no.”
Darnell said he does not know if Forrest has a lawyer who can speak on her behalf. A message that appears on Forrest on a phone book was not immediately returned.