ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – An argument at a gas station led one woman to try and run over two people with her car. She succeeded in hitting one woman, pinning her against a gas pump.
According to the St. Louis County Police Department’s probable cause statement, the incident happened just before 11:10 p.m. Sunday in the 3200 block of South Rider Trail.
Police said several individuals, including the victims and suspect, left a Cinco de Mayo parade in south St. Louis City and drove to a gas station in Earth City.
At some point, an argument starts between the victims and Epiphany Dismukes, resulting in punches being thrown.
Police claim Dismukes, 21, got into her car, a 2014 Dodge Dart, and tried running over one of the victims. However, she missed that person and struck another woman. That person was pinned between the Dart and a gas pump. She suffered injuries to her ankle, back, and face. Dismukes drove away but was arrested a short time later.
Police claim Dismukes admitted to hitting the woman with her car, but said she fled because she wanted to see her children one last time before going to jail.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Dismukes with first-degree assault and second-degree assault. Dismukes remains jailed on a $100,000 cash-only bond. She’s being arraigned on Monday.