A woman at the Casa Grande was charged with murder after authorities said she ran over her boyfriend with her car on Saturday, fatally injuring her skull.
Pinal County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as Sherry Sears, 51.
According to the sheriff’s office, shortly after 8:30 a.m., Ms. Sears and her boyfriend, an 89-year-old man, whose identities have not been made public, reportedly stole money from Ms. Sears the night before. Claimed to have received $5 out of $50. car payment.
According to court records, video footage obtained by the sheriff’s office showed Sears’ boyfriend walking out of the house, after which Sears quickly backed up and continued walking down the sidewalk. there is
Ms. Sears parked her car next to her boyfriend and began yelling as he asked where he was going. According to her court records, he replied that he would take her $5.
According to court documents, Sears stopped, accelerated, stopped again, and continued screaming while her boyfriend ignored her and continued walking, according to video footage. According to the record, Sears suddenly accelerated the car, causing the car to roll onto the sidewalk where her boyfriend was, with the tires screeching.
According to court documents, the boyfriend was pushed to the ground, sustaining multiple fractures to his face and skull and a large hematoma.
Video footage showed Sears sitting on the brakes for a while before slowly pulling the car back off the sidewalk, according to court records. After that, she continued to yell at her boyfriend and use harsh language. Records show that she got out of her car and shouted, “Why do you want to push me like this?”
Ms. Sears was “angry” and walked to the sidewalk where she found her boyfriend lying in blood and yelled, “Oh my God, no!” According to court documents.
Sears’ boyfriend was taken by helicopter to the hospital, where he later died.
Shears and her boyfriend had a history of domestic violence, according to court records. Court records show more frequent and intense violent episodes in which Sears started arguing with her boyfriend while trying to leave.
Sears told the sheriff’s office that the car’s wheel bearings had failed, causing it to accelerate suddenly and spin on its own. Sears’ friends told lawmakers that was not the case and that the car’s wheel bearings were functioning normally. Sears told the sheriff’s office that his friends were lying, according to court documents.
When Sears was told her boyfriend had died, she began screaming and threatening her and banging her head against the jail wall. Sears has an extensive criminal record, including multiple arrests, convictions, and court failures, according to court documents.
Sears was incarcerated in Pinal County Jail on second-degree murder charges.
