LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A driver who punched and dragged a lady after a minor automotive crash final yr pleaded responsible Monday to a lesser cost.
Jose Soriano, 43, initially confronted prices together with coercion, malicious destruction of property, and theft, paperwork mentioned. He pleaded responsible Monday to a single cost of tried battery with substantial bodily hurt.
Police in Virginia took Soriano into custody in August. A jail there later launched him over a paperwork problem. He was arrested once more in October.
A neighbor on Rainbow Boulevard close to Spring Valley Parkway took cellphone video of what occurred after the crash. It confirmed a person, later recognized as Soriano, punching and dragging Sarah Goolsby earlier than fleeing the crash scene.
Goolsby later spoke with 8 Information Now amid the seek for Soriano. He remained in custody on $25,000 bail as of Wednesday.
A choose will sentence him on Might 14. It was not instantly clear Wednesday if Soriano agreed to a particular sentence or if there was a particular plea entered. The cost carries a possible sentence of 1-4 years.
