A Fayette County judge was given new details about what led up to a 21-year-old woman driving through a crowd in downtown Lexington, and now the judge has to decide whether the woman should still face charges.
Kaydence Carpenter, 21, has been charged with four counts of second-degree assault, one count of first-degree wanton endangerment, driving under the influence, reckless driving and use of a false identification card after she drove into a crowd of people in downtown Lexington in March. But her lawyer, Dan Carman, has asked a judge to dismiss the charges because he believes his client was justified in using force to escape the situation after she was assaulted.
Lexington police officer Dawn Norden testified in court Monday that Carpenter had been punched in the face twice, and people downtown surrounded her Tesla Model 3 before she drove over a curb and into the crowd…