Reisterstown Woman Changed in Vehicular Assault

A Reisterstown woman has been charged with assault following a altercation after a Friday night birthday party at the Violetville Volunteer Fire Department station on the 5000 block of Benson Avenue in Violetville.

According to police reports, a fight was simmering between two groups of females attending the birthday party. As one of the women was being escorted out of the facility, she was told that a group of about 10 other females were waiting in the parking area, according to police.

At around 2 a.m. on Nov. 12, a 19-year-old woman was struck by a silver Honda driven by Kiania Niemea Shameka Johnson, 23, of the 200 block of Caraway Road in Reisterstown.

Witnesses say that the car intentionally swerved to strike the victim. Others said that the car swerved in an attempt to avoid an encroaching crowd.

The vehicle was stopped nearby by police, and Johnson was charged with first-degree assault. The victim sustained minor injuries to her legs and back and was transported by ambulance to St. Agnes Hospital.