A Lenoir County woman is in serious trouble after deputies were called to part of Highway 258 on Oct. 10. A press release published on Neuse News says that Lenoir County Sheriff’s Deputies found Janecia Amil Greenfield-Williams operating a vehicle while her boyfriend, Kewon Hardy, was on the hood of the silver Dodge Dart sedan.
The Magistrate Order says that her 3-year-old son was also in the car at the time of the incident, when Greenfield-Williams is accused of driving for 4.6 miles at a “high rate of speed while swerving.”
Additionally, court documents show that Greenfield-Williams was also charged with several other offenses, including driving with a revoked driver’s license, using a fictitious registration number plate, and resisting a public officer, among other charges. A bond of $75,000 was set by the court clerk.
According to the press release, Hardy was evaluated and was released “without injury.” The sheriff’s office thanked Kinston Police Department for its role in the arrest, crediting the department’s quick action as part of the reason nobody was seriously injured during the incident.
The Dart Reached Speeds of Up to 60 Miles Per Hour
It’s estimated that the car Greenfield-Williams was driving reached up to 60 miles per hour at certain times during the nearly 5-mile-long drive. None of the legal documents mention a motive, but because of the relationship between Greenfield-Williams and Hardy, the case is being treated as domestic violence.
Now, Greenfield-Williams faces multiple misdemeanor charges as well as a felony, including Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill, Assault with a Deadly Weapon with a Minor Present, Reckless Driving to Endanger, Resisting a Public Officer, Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence, and Multiple Traffic Violations.
A Deputy Says She Resisted Arrest
After the Dart was stopped, Deputy M. Brown attested that Greenfield-Williams resisted arrest, saying that she pulled away from the deputy while straightening out her legs, refusing to get into the patrol vehicle.
Eventually, Deputy M. Brown was able to get her into the car, and it doesn’t sound like either of them were injured in the process.
People Asked for More Information in the Comments
WDBJ7 posted about the story on Facebook, prompting a flurry of questions from people who wanted more information on how this all went down.
“Okay … but what did he do to end up on that hood? Did he place himself there to prevent her from leaving? Did she feel like she was in danger? Women don’t just hit the highway with a dude as a hood ornament with their child in the car for no reason. Also, he could have let go at literally any time,” one person wrote.
For now, a modified release order says Greenfield-Williams is prohibited from having any contact with Hardy as part of the terms of her release.
Of course, just because she has been charged doesn’t mean she is guilty. Greenfield-Williams remains presumed innocent until she gets her day in court, a date which doesn’t appear to have been released yet.