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Tampa Police: Woman Used SUV, Gun To Attack Tricyclist

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By JOSH POLTILOVE, The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 12, 2008

Updated: 02/11/2008 11:26 pm

TAMPA - A Tampa woman driving a 2000 Ford Expedition tried to run over a man on a customized tricycle Sunday, police say.

The woman then fired a gun at him, the man told police.

Police arrested Kimberly M. Haugh, 39, at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

"The victim was in the suspect's front yard talking to her son when she came out and started yelling at him," Tampa Police Department spokeswoman Laura McElroy said.

The victim "took off on his tricycle, and a short time later the suspect tried to run him over in her SUV at a high rate of speed. ... He jumped off the tricycle, and just seconds after, she ran over the bike. Then she turned around and ran over it again."

The man, 21-year-old Tyrone Molina, jumped over a fence to get away, McElroy said.

Molina told police he thought Haugh had left and he came back over the fence, McElroy said, at which point she fired a gun at him twice.

Molina jumped into another yard and yelled for a homeowner to call for help.

Haugh's motivation for chasing and shooting at Molina was unclear in a police report. An investigation is ongoing, McElroy said.

Haugh declined an interview request.

Molina had minor injuries to his left middle finger but refused treatment after the incident at West Bay and South Lois avenues, a police report states.

It's unclear in the report how much damage there was to the yellow tricycle, but its rear wheels were broken, McElroy said.

Haugh, of 4006 W. Montgomery Trail, was charged with aggravated battery and aggravated assault. Additional charges are pending, McElroy said.

Haugh remained in Orient Road Jail on Monday. Her bail was set at $15,000.

Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at (813) 259-7691 or jpoltilove@tampatrib.com.

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