Charges against Mints haven't been announced yet, but she's no stranger to police. Court records show earlier this month, she was arrested on first- and second-degree assault charges.
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Posted on 05/29/2014 6:10:52 AM PDT by csvset
BALTIMORE —Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a hit-and-run in west Baltimore on Tuesday that killed a woman and a toddler and injured a 7-year-old girl.
Baltimore police said late Wednesday night that they arrested 28-year-old Lucresha Mints in connection with the case.
Detectives said the intentional hit-and-run happened at Franklin and Monroe streets just after 9 p.m. Tuesday following an argument between Mints and 25-year-old Latoya Skipwith.
Police said the fight got so heated that Mints got into her car, aimed it at Skipwith and floored it, driving down the sidewalk and striking Skipwith, 2-year-old Joshua Carter and an unidentified 7-year-old girl as they sat on the steps of a church.
Witnesses told 11 News the victims ended up in a nearby stairwell, where on Wednesday, the boy's father sat in shock. He was nearby when the incident happened.
"I got the word and ran around the corner, and once I came, I seen my son a mess. It just hurt me so bad, I just broke down," father Joshua Carter Sr. said. "I just snapped."
Skipwith was killed, and police confirmed Wednesday that Joshua also died as a result of his injuries. Relatives of the victims told 11 News that Skipwith and Joshua were cousins.
The 7-year-old girl was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said she is expected to survive.
Police told 11 News that family members said the hit-and-run was sparked by an argument and that Mints knew her victims. Police said they were able to recover the vehicle used in the hit-and-run, which was a gray Acura.
"She took two lives from one family -- two babies. That's my youngest sister and my little cousin. He was only 2 years old," said Skipwith's sister, Rhonda Bryant, through tears.
"My little grandbaby -- he was the love of my life," said Helen Virginia Whitfield, Joshua's grandmother, who was still trying to comprehend Wednesday how someone could do something like that.
Police have not yet provided details on what the argument between Skipwith and Mints was about.
Earlier in the day Wednesday, relatives were upset with police because of what they called a lack of communication from detectives about whether the suspect was in custody or not.
"Somebody’s got to give us some answers. They owe it to us," said Joshua’s great-grandmother, Elissha Jefferson.
Police said at the time that they were doing everything they could.
"In this case, we definitely empathize with the families. We're speaking about an instance in which a 2-year-old child and an adult victim were killed last night, where a vehicle was used as an intentional weapon to cause this homicide. We're reaching out to the public and we’re doing our due diligence on our part. We're really asking for the public's help," Baltimore City Police Department Sgt. Jarron Jackson said.
Homicide detectives are still investigating.
Charges against Mints haven't been announced yet, but she's no stranger to police. Court records show earlier this month, she was arrested on first- and second-degree assault charges.
Charges against Mints haven't been announced yet, but she's no stranger to police. Court records show earlier this month, she was arrested on first- and second-degree assault charges.
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If Obama had a daughter....
” Lucresha Mints “
Lucretia. Lucretia. Geez....
Answers? You want answers? SHE murdered these people.
Of course.
Two more victims of America’s “Car Culture”. When are we going to ban those things? It’s for the children!
Shame on you. Racist comment. Detestable.
So you think the murder of a 2 year old child is “good thing”. Please don’t give the real Conservatives here a bad name with your racist hatred.
So you’re a racist Death-Eater, too. And you think that’s conservative? It’s detestable.
Assault weapon.
High-capacity assault weapon.
I’m considered a racist by today’s college standard, but comments like those don’t reflect well on FR, to say the least. Cmon.
Lucresha was turning her life around.
Lucresha was turning her life around.
Did I stumble onto Stormfront or something? Sheesh.
Lucresha Mints
Sold at all the finest candy shops in Moscow.
God bless the victims...some stories just don’t make sense.
Ban Private ownership of cars! They are dangerious weapons rolling around killing children! No cars—let all Americans Ride bikes—let the Chinese and Indians drive—they have too many people! If guns kill people—then Cars must do the same! While we are at it lets ban baseball too—Bats kill people!
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