A woman who allegedly shot and killed an elderly motorist to stop him from leaving a fender bender has been charged with murder without malice, a report said.
Hannah Payne, 21, was emotional on Wednesday during her first court hearing in Clayton County, Georgia, over the death of 62-year-old Kenneth Herring, according to WSB-TV.
She is accused of chasing Herring when she saw him hit another car on Highway 85, blocking him with her own vehicle — then shooting him in the stomach as they fought.
Hannah Payne is accused of chasing Kenneth Herring when she saw him hit another car on Highway 85, blocking him with her own vehicle.Fox 5 AtlantaWitnesses say she quickly tried to blame the victim for firing the fatal bullet. “All of a sudden you hear a ‘Pow!’ and she got on her phone immediately and was like, ‘He pulled the trigger,’” witness Nicole Jackson said, according to the station.
A witness also said that Payne changed clothes before officers arrived. “She had a bad girl vest on, but after she shot him, she ran in the car, changed clothes, she put a pink little sweater on,” the witness told the station.
Payne’s attorney Matt Tucker told WSB-TV that his client was a “good Samaritan trying to stop a person on a hit-and-run” — but police say the crash left only minor damage.
Herring’s estranged wife, Christine Herring, insisted that Payne was a danger to the community.
“I think she needs to go to jail because she committed murder. You need to go to jail,” Herring told WSB-TV.
Payne is being held at the county jail without bond.
With Post wires.



