Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON — In Reno County court on Wednesday, the state was granted a continuance for a Kansas woman charged with three counts of attempted murder in the second degree because two of their witnesses were unavailable.

The state announced they will be amending the complaint against Nicole Green, 35, Hutchinson, adding three additional charges of aggravated assault and changing another count from criminal discharge of a firearm to intentionally firing into a vehicle.

Deputy District Attorney Tom Stanton said the three aggravated assault charges are additional counts added to the complaint and not alternate counts to the three charges of attempted murder.

Green was arrested on February 21, when Hutchinson Police were dispatched to Midas Muffler and Brake Shop at 1101 N. Lorraine after a vehicle struck the building.

The occupants of the vehicle, 28-year-old Daniel Newburn, 42-year-old Stacey Plantz and 39-year-old Michael Beason, reported they were at Walmart and were confronted by Green in the parking lot.
After a brief argument, they left the parking lot and drove south on K-61.
Green followed them in her vehicle and repeatedly shot at their vehicle until they eventually ended up on North Lorraine and crashed the vehicle into the southwest side of the Midas shop.

Green left the scene and later turned herself in at the Reno County Law Enforcement Center.

The hearing is now rescheduled for May 7.