The Brief
- Domestic argument turns violent as a woman pursues her boyfriend with a stolen vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
- Vehicle pursuit leaves a third party the victim of a hit-and-run as the suspect takes off from the scene.
- Witnesses described the woman’s actions as extremely violent as she purposely drove over her intended victim.
TAMPA – Witnesses and bystanders might have thought it was a road rage case acting out on the side of an I-75 exit ramp Sunday afternoon, but it was a domestic argument. The incident left a man in the hospital and his girlfriend arrested and charged with attempted murder.
The backstory:
Law enforcement investigators described the relationship between Armani Bellamy and Christopher Ewing as about a year old with a prior incident of domestic violence. In that case, Ewing was arrested and charged. Upon his release on bond, no restrictions were put on him, and he returned home where he lives with Bellamy.
Sunday, Ewing told Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Alexander Rodriguez, they got into an argument again. This time, he removed himself from the situation, getting into his gray Dodge Challenger and leaving their address. At the time, Bellamy was throwing rocks and bricks at his vehicle as he took off.
According to the FHP trooper, Bellamy took the keys to Ewing’s work truck, a Ford F-250 and pursued Ewing. …