Police: Woman runs over boyfriend outside topless spot

A 24-year-old Palm Bay woman who police said confronted her boyfriend outside of a topless bar and then ran him over with a car in the parking lot of the business, remains jailed.

Erikka Christine Hope was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, battery, leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and possession of a controlled substance, after Palm Bay police were called to Pin Ups Gentleman’s Club, 2586 Palm Bay Rd., to investigative reports someone had been run down with a car. Officers tracked Hope back to the home she shared with the man and was taken into custody, reports show. Hope, identified by a tattoo to her leg reading, 'Still Standing,' is being held on a $33,000 bond at the Brevard County Jail Complex in Sharpes.

Police said the confrontation took place about 1 a.m. Saturday when Hope drove up to Pin Ups to confront her live-in boyfriend for ‘being at the establishment.’ Hope spotted the man and an argument took place outside, with Hope either slapping or punching the man in the face in an incident captured mostly on surveillance cameras. Officers said the pair continued to struggle off camera when Hope got into a Toyota  and backed out of the parking space before suddenly halting.

Police said Hope then aimed the vehicle at the man and struck him, causing him to spill up on the hood of the car and headlong into the windshield. Hope then struck two other vehicles as she attempted to leave the parking lot. Police have not yet released the video. Officers also later found several tablets of Xanax in her car, reports show. She was booked into the Brevard County Jail Complex and will have a new court date on May 3.

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