Jan 11, 2008 1:24 pm US/Central
Girlfriend Charged In Dragging Death Of Boyfriend
Bond Set At $1 Million, Faces Up To 60 Years In Jail If Convicted
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (Lake County News-Sun) ―
A 43-year-old Antioch Township woman is being held in the Lake
County Jail on a $1 million bond after being charged with murdering her
ex-boyfriend by driving over him and dragging his body a quarter of a
mile.
Lori A. Michelson, of the 40000 block of Fairview Ave.,
sobbed and cried in bond court Friday morning as prosecutors read the
charges and described what allegedly happened.
Brian Boatright, 29, of the 400 block of Meadowgreen Lane in Round Lake Beach, died Tuesday.
Michelson
is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated driving under the
influence. If convicted of murder she faces a prison sentence of 20 to
60 years.
Prosecutor Patricia Fix said the two had been dating for nine months, Fix said.
That
evening, the couple were in Michelson's car, a white Volvo station
wagon, in the parking lot of the Big Lots store in Round Lake Beach,
drinking and arguing, Fix said. Boatright got out and stood in front of
the car.
Michelson "drove over" him, Fix said, and kept on
driving a quarter-mile to the Meadowgreen Apartments parking lot, with
his body stuck under the car.
Witnesses in the Big Lots parking
lot shouted at Michelson as she drove by, Fix said, "Hey lady, there is
someone under your car. Stop," and Michelson retorted: "shut up."
A
coroner determined Boatright's legs were broken "at the height of the
car bumper," Fix said. His body was torn apart and he suffered a
shattered pelvis and many broken ribs, dying of blunt-force trauma. His
right shoulder had tire tracks and his entire body had "road rash," Fix
said.
Fix recommended a $1 million bond. Associate Judge Theodore Potkonjak said "that would be appropriate."
Michelson
currently has pending charges for bad checks and resisting a peace
officer. In 1997, she was convicted of a misdemeanor DUI offense. Fix
indicated there may be additional charges with investigators reviewing
her use "of stolen credit cards at various locations."
Michelson said she is unemployed. Potkonjak appointed a public defender to represent her.
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