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governor.swill@gmail.com wrote:
You just knew they'd find a way to let this nigger whore off the hook.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The driver suspected of causing a fiery crash
that killed five people, including a pregnant woman, near Los
Angeles was suffering from worsening mental health problems and
had been involuntarily committed for psychiatric treatment,
prosecutors said Monday while seeking to deny her pretrial
release.
Nicole Lorraine Linton was charged last week with six counts of
murder and five counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross
negligence in connection with the Aug. 4 crash. One murder
charge was filed for the pregnant woman’s unborn child.
In a filing opposing Linton’s release on bail, Los Angeles
County Deputy District Attorney Brittany Vannoy said some of her
mental health issues were shared with prosecutors by defense
lawyers.
“The defense has disclosed a number of prior incidents which
appear to be increasing in severity, ranging from the defendant
jumping on police cars to jumping out of apartment windows,”
Vannoy wrote in documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
“The defense indicates (Linton) has been subject to involuntary
commitments on several occasions and has hurt herself more than
once.”
Vannoy argued that Linton’s “extremely reckless conduct combined
with her mental health struggles” mean she should be held
without bail.
The Times said the filing did not mention any previous car
crashes linked to Linton, which prosecutors were said to be
reviewing when they filed charges in the Aug. 4 incident.
Attorneys for Linton could not immediately be reached for
comment on Linton’s mental health history but earlier Monday
denied that she has an extensive history of auto accidents.
“It’s been reported extensively and it’s not true,” Halim
Dhanidina, who represents Linton, told the Times.
Linton was scheduled for a bail hearing Monday, but her
attorneys asked a judge to postpone it for two weeks.
The 37-year-old traveling nurse from Houston, Texas could face
90 years to life in prison if convicted of all charges.
Prosecutors said Linton’s Mercedes-Benz was doing 90 mph (144
kph) when it ran a red light and smashed into cars in a crowded
intersection in unincorporated Windsor Hills about 10 miles (16
km) southwest of downtown LA. Victims were thrown from the cars
and several vehicles caught fire.
https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-
3341832c636be8649f31e5b696d66662
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