- Florida man faces attempted murder charge for allegedly running down girlfriend with car during domestic dispute.
A Tampa woman is recovering after deputies say her boyfriend deliberately ran her down with his car during a domestic dispute, and the man now faces an attempted murder charge.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as 28-year-old Levi Stevenson. Investigators say the couple had been arguing on June 12 when the situation turned violent on East 138th Avenue. The woman was struck by a vehicle and taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life threatening, according to Fox 13. She is expected to recover.
What started as a call about a pedestrian being hit quickly grew into something far more serious. As detectives worked the scene, they say they learned the woman and Stevenson knew each other and had been in an altercation before she was hurt. When she tried to call for help, investigators say, Stevenson took her phone from her by force…