SHE TOLD HER BOYFRIEND, “IF YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR, I’M GOING TO WATCH YOU DIE”. THEN, SHE RAN HIM OVER.

An Alabama woman who ran over her boyfriend after telling him she was going to watch him die will spend decades behind bars.

Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Pruet sentenced 31-year-old Angelica Quintana to life in prison for the brutal death of her boyfriend and the father of her three children, 27-year-old Dennis Melton. After a week-long trial, Quintana was found guilty and convicted of murder by a jury of murder.

On Feb. 8, 2022, officers responded after a 911 call to the I-20/59 highway near Skyland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa, where they found Melton trapped under a vehicle. Despite life-saving measures and rushing the victim to DCH Regional Medical Center, he succumbed to his injuries.

According to Tuscaloosa Thread, the couple had been involved in a heated argument when Melton got out of the car and started walking on the right side of the road. Soon, witnesses testified seeing the defendant drive from the emergency lane on the far-left side of the highway, across three lanes, before striking Melton from behind. As a result, the victim slammed on the hood of Quintana’s car before dropping face forward on the pavement. Next, Quintana ran her boyfriend, who was wearing a bright orange safety vest, which left orange drag marks, helping investigators determine how far the victim was dragged.

During the trial, Melton’s sister testified to hearing Quintana telling the victim, “If you get out of the car, I am going to watch you die.”

The prosecutors requested that the defendant be sentenced to 25 years in prison, but the judge disagreed. Instead, Pruet handed her a life sentence.

“She never called 911. During the trial, she showed no remorse, and she did not show remorse again on Tuesday during the sentencing hearing. I believe the judge took that into account when he delivered his verdict.  It was a very difficult trial. We believe that the jury weighed the evidence and came back with an appropriate verdict,” said Chief Assistant District Attorney for Sixth Circuit District of Alabama Paula Whitney, reported The Demopolis Times.

Since the defendant’s arrest, Quintana had been out on a $500,000 cash bond until her conviction in February. The court ordered the defendant to pay all the court-ordered payments with the cash bond, and the balance returned to her father.