Lehigh Acres woman charged after running over daughter, reports show

A Lehigh Acres woman is facing two charges of aggravated assault after she reportedly yelled "I'm going to run him over" and then aimed the car she was driving at her son-in-law, hitting him and her daughter, pinning the woman under the car and then running her over.

The woman, Lisa Newsom, 64, is being held on $110,000 bond in the Lee County Jail on the two assault felony charges and a third felony moving violation. She is slated to be in court Jan. 30.

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A report from the Lee County Sheriff's Office said Newsom hit her son-in-law, Walther Gilbert, 41, as he walked along Wellington Avenue in Lehigh Acres with his wife Prussia Gilbert, 33, at 2:30 on Tuesday.

Prussia Gilbert was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital where she remains in critical condition. Detectives said she could not be interviewed due to her injuries.

Walther Gilbert said his wife had told him she was going to go party with Newsom, her mother, and told deputies he had been pleading with his wife not to go.

He told deputies later that his wife's behavior had changed recently and she had been going out late at night to "party" with her mother.

The sheriff's report said that as the couple walked toward Newsom's silver 2004 Honda Civic, she yelled "911" and "I'm going to run him down," and accelerated the car.

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The car then hit Walther Gilbert, vaulting him over the hood and knocked Prussia Gilbert to the ground, pinning her completely under the vehicle.

The report said Walther Gilbert reached into the car and put it into park, telling Newsom not to drive.

However, the report detailed, Newsom then put the car back into drive, ran over her daughter and fled the scene.

 After being detained, Newsom told investigators that she was under the influence of Xanax. The medication is used to treat anxiety disorders, panic disorders, and anxiety caused by depression and is a controlled substance that can cause paranoia or suicidal actions and impair memory, judgment, and coordination.

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Walther Gilbert suffered abrasions and road rash to his nose and arms but declined medical care.

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