LIHU‘E — The Kilauea woman who allegedly tried to kill a homeless man, using her car as a weapon, pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and other charges. Carrie Ann Robson, 39, also known as “Crazy Carrie,” appeared Thursday
LIHU‘E — The Kilauea woman who allegedly tried to kill a homeless man, using her car as a weapon, pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and other charges.
Carrie Ann Robson, 39, also known as “Crazy Carrie,” appeared Thursday in court looking far more tame than the picture painted by the alleged victim, Patrick Craig, 49, during a frantic 911 call on the night of Dec. 19.
Public defender Christian Enright told Judge Randal Valenciano at the 5th Circuit Court that Robson pleaded not guilty to four felony charges: Second-degree attempted murder, second-degree assault and two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening.
Enright also said Robson pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor involving an accident with bodily injuries.
Robson allegedly swung a machete at Craig following an argument at Hanalei Pavilion on Dec. 19. Craig said he wrestled the machete away from Robson, who then tried to run him over with her car. Craig is saying he was hit three times, and suffered injuries that included a broken wrist.
A second-degree assault charge involving the machete was dismissed with prejudice on Jan. 3 by Judge Trudy Senda during a preliminary hearing at 5th District Court. Senda said the reason was because of lack of evidence.
Although saying he was hit several times with the machete, Craig’s arms had no cuts, according to Dr. Mark Magelssen, who treated Craig at Wilcox Memorial Hospital emergency room. Craig’s broken wrist was confirmed by x-rays, according to the police report.
Magelssen said the fracture was consistent with an impact from falling to the ground.
On the Jan. 3 hearing Enright brought Jackie Griswold to the witness stand. Griswold said that last October Craig threatened to choke, stab and rape her, after she turned down an offer from him to smoke marijuana in a bong, in the woman’s bathroom.
Enright asked Senda to have Robson’s other five charges also dismissed based on Craig’s lack of credibility, but Senda upheld the charges and sent the case to circuit court.
Craig wasn’t present in court on Jan. 3, but the following day he called The Garden Island and denied Griswold’s allegations.
“The month of October I never met with Griswold, and I certainly wouldn’t hang around in the lady’s bathroom. I didn’t own a bong; at the time I was using a pipe,” Craig said. “I think she just got together with Carrie and hooked up this whole thing to make an alibi.”
When the case was opened on Thursday for the first time in circuit court, the charges involving the machete were still listed, but were soon confirmed to have been dropped with prejudice, meaning they can’t be brought up again.
Enright asked Valenciano to order a revision of the bail study, based on what was apparently a mistake.
Valenciano said unless there was a change of circumstance, he would not order a revision of the bail study.
Robson’s bail is set a $100,000. She remains in custody at Kaua‘i Community Correctional Center.
Robson, who has a history of 18 misdemeanor convictions, is scheduled to appear in circuit court on March 17 at 2:30 p.m. for pre-trial. On April 11, at 8 a.m., her trial begins.
• Léo Azambuja, staff writer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 252) or lazambuja@kauaipubco.com.
