A notorious Long Island mother accused of repeatedly running over her teenage son, who had a reputation as a bully, was sensationally acquitted of attempted murder charges in a stunning verdict Tuesday. According to local reports.
Jennifer Nelson, 36, faces up to 25 years in prison for repeatedly ramming a 15-year-old boy with her Honda passport last October, believing she had stolen the child’s Adidas E-Slide. It had been told.
But a Suffolk County jury took less than four hours to remove her from the Supreme Court, instead opting for a lesser conviction of leaving the scene of the accident with serious injuries.
Her lawyer said she would seek a suspended sentence in the case.
“I’m glad I can finally go and tell my son’s story and I’m grateful for the jury’s decision,” Nelson told Newsday after the verdict. “I’m just happy with the results.”
Witnesses told investigators they saw Nelson speeding toward the bully, James Gamez, who was trying to hide inside the bagel store in the parking lot.
Passing motorists said they saw her hit the boy once, then a second time and leave the scene.
Prosecutors pointed out in their case that Nelson traded in his car on the same day in an attempt to cover up the alleged crime.
However, their lawsuit was hampered by a lack of footage of the incident.
Gamez suffered a fractured pelvis, punctured lung and several broken ribs.
Nelson said in testimony in his own defense that he did not realize he had immobilized anyone and that he did not intend for the boy to be hurt.
“If I had known I had hit someone, I would have called the police,” Nelson said, according to the newspaper.
The violent confrontation came two hours after Nelson was captured on cellphone camera pulling a knife on a group of teens who appeared to have just beaten and robbed his son.
Nelson’s son had accused several classmates of stealing shoes and air pods at William Floyd High School, resulting in a broken nose and concussion.
The boy called his furious mother, who confronted the teens about 30 minutes later near the school.
Nelson said he only wanted to scare his attacker when he threatened him with a knife.
