MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (WDNews) — A Dothan woman faces an attempted murder charge after police say she intentionally struck her 11-year-old relative with a vehicle following an argument.
According to the Midland City Police Department, Daneisha Newby, 29, struck the boy around 4 p.m. Oct. 8 on private property along U.S. Highway 231 South near Midland City Foods.
Police said Newby left after a verbal argument with the child, then returned several minutes later looking for him. Investigators allege she found him walking on the grass and intentionally hit him with her vehicle.
The boy reportedly lost feeling in his lower body. He was taken to Flowers Hospital and later referred to Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham.
Newby had left before officers arrived, police said. The boy’s mother witnessed the incident and identified the driver to investigators.
The Dale County Sheriff’s Office helped identify Newby’s vehicle using license plate reader technology. Henry County sheriff’s deputies later stopped the vehicle along U.S. Highway 431, where Newby was taken into custody without incident.
According to Midland City police, Newby admitted her actions were intentional.
The department thanked the Dale County Sheriff’s Office, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and Henry County Sheriff’s Office for helping with the investigation.
