{"id":321113,"date":"2024-05-29T00:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T05:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=321113"},"modified":"2024-05-29T10:00:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:00:50","slug":"vegas-woman-accused-of-running-over-boyfriend-after-she-spots-strangers-tampon-in-garbage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-woman-accused-of-running-over-boyfriend-after-she-spots-strangers-tampon-in-garbage\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Woman Accused of Running Over Boyfriend After She Spots Stranger\u2019s Tampon in Garbage"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday on an open murder<\/a> charge after she allegedly drove a car into her boyfriend in a jealous rage.<\/p>\n

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A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) car, pictured above. LVMPD officers arrested a woman who allegedly killed her boyfriend. (Image: KTNV<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Julie Bush, 30, aimed the vehicle at her boyfriend on Friday after she saw another woman\u2019s tampon in a garbage can, authorities said.<\/p>\n

EMTs rushed the injured man to a local hospital where he was in critical condition on Friday. His injuries included brain bleeding and collapsed lungs<\/a>, according to a news report. He died on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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While her boyfriend was still alive, Bush was charged with DUI<\/a> resulting in substantial bodily harm, domestic battery, attempted murder, and drug possession. The attempted murder charge was upgraded to open murder after his death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Following an autopsy, the Clark County coroner\u2019s office identified the victim as Richard Penardo, Jr., 51.<\/p>\n

Bush on Fentanyl<\/h2>\n

Bush, who was high on fentanyl<\/a> at the time, confronted Penardo over finding the tampon, police said. The dispute escalated. Then, Penardo \u201cretrieved a long, steel chain from the residence and went over to her vehicle,\u201d according to a police report.<\/p>\n

“He then started to swing the chain around, breaking the windows of Bush\u2019s vehicle,\u201d police added. That led Bush to push down the car\u2019s gas pedal, striking Penardo.<\/p>\n

Victim\u2019s Body Smashed Into Wall<\/h2>\n

The impact led his body to become airborne and smash into a brick wall, according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS<\/em>.Bush then allegedly drove over Penardo’s body.<\/p>\n

She later was spotted \u201ccrying hysterically\u201d standing over her boyfriend\u2019s severely injured body, KLAS<\/em> reported. Penardo and Bush had been in a relationship for at least a year, KLAS reported.<\/p>\n

When police searched Bush\u2019s car, they found bags of suspected methamphetamine<\/a> (meth) and fentanyl.<\/p>\n

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Bush was arrested and Judge Daniel Westmeyer refused to set bail for her during a court proceeding on Saturday. She didn\u2019t appear before the judge because of an unspecified medical ailment, according to KLAS<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The identity of the woman — who used the tampon and placed it in the garbage — remains unknown.<\/p>\n

Penardo was previously convicted on various charges, including forgery, accessory to felony, conspiracy to commit murder, and insurance fraud, according to court records cited by KLAS<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The murder charge was linked to the death of Maria Marino in 2008 whose body was found on Mt. Charleston. Her cause of death was ligature strangulation.<\/p>\n

Penardo and two women played a role in getting rid of the corpse.<\/p>\n

Penardo also previously was sentenced to between three and 10 years for unemployment insurance fraud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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