A white North Carolina woman was charged with driving her car to a yard where three black teens played basketball, injuring one of them.
A press release from Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded Sunday afternoon to a report of a child deliberately hit by a car in Greenville.
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The press release said Daina Renee Forrest, 35, from Greenville, was driving around and threatened the three teens by waving a knife and swearing. The release said Forrest “intentionally swung her car off the roadway and partially out into the yard to hit the kids.”
A teen was taken to hospital for treatment, and Forrest’s car had front-end damage consistent with hitting a person, according to the release. Sgt. Lee Darnell, a sheriff’s spokesman, said the injuries appeared minor.
This April 2021 booking photo provided by the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office shows Daina Renee Forrest, Greenville, NC (Pitt County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Deputies said when they searched her car they found marijuana, crack cocaine and a knife.
Forrest was charged with three assaults with a deadly weapon and one count of felony cocaine possession. Prison records show that she was detained on Tuesday.
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Forrest was identified as white in prison records, while Darnell said the three teens were black. Asked if race was a factor, he said, “I don’t think it was a hate crime, no.”
Darnell said he did not know if Forrest has an attorney who can speak on her behalf. A message left on a phone book for Forrest was not immediately returned.