A man has been arrested after police said he intentionally hit a woman with his vehicle as she walked on the sidewalk in southwest Houston, Texas, then beat her with a metal object.
22-year-old Chiedozie Amadi has been charged with murder.
Houston police responded to reports of a crash on Thursday in the 9700 block of Bissonnet Street around 2 a.m.
According to investigators, Amadi hit 26-year-old Jasmine James with his vehicle, causing the vehicle to flip over. After that, police witnessed Amadi standing over James and hitting her in the head with a metal object.
James was transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Amadi was arrested at the scene, and investigators said he acknowledged responsibility for what he had done.
Amadi is being held at the Harris County Jail after a magistrate judge set bail at $2 million, the amount that prosecutors requested in their motion for sufficient bail.
“Defendant ran down complainant with his car, then beat her with a metal pole,” the document states. “The repeated and violent nature of this incident indicates that defendant poses a threat to the community and public safety everywhere if released.”
He is expected on Monday to appear in the 338th District Court.
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