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A woman accused of driving two men from a shooting outside a McDonald’s in August pleaded not guilty to two felonies this week.
Nicole R. Dituri, 24, is charged with drive-by shooting and first-degree rendering criminal assistance after police say she drove Jason Giles and Toby Hunt to and from a shooting on Aug. 6.
Hunt, 31, was sentenced to 40 months in prison Jan. 5 after pleading guilty to three counts of second-degree assault and riot. Giles, 31, was sentenced to 15 months in prison in December for second-degree assault.
The incident began with a dispute over a woman, Giles told police. Giles told Hunt his ex-girlfriend had been assaulted by the male victim, with whom Hunt was already angry over money.
“They decided to go beat him up,” according to the affidavit. Giles headbutted a car before Hunt fired several shots from a silver handgun as the car drove away.
Police believe Dituri drove Giles and Hunt around the South Hill in her Lexus SUV before they spotted the victims in the McDonald’s parking lot, 2903 E. 29th Ave.
Crime Stoppers issued a reward for information leading to Dituri’s capture Dec. 22, and she was arrested Dec. 30. She told detectives she was happy to talk about the incident, according to court documents.
She was arraigned Tuesday.
Reporter Meghann Cuniff writes about public safety news from the Inland Northwest and beyond.
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Thatgurl on January 28 at 10:11 p.m.
I know Nicole very well. Good luck girl! Keep your head up because you shouldn’t be going through this!
jcz509 on February 10 at 8:38 p.m.
this is ridiculous…way to go with another “accurate” report spokesman. Research the facts and get it right. Nicole is an amazingly successful and driven person. Does the spokesman care to do their research and see all of this? Nope. Good work Spokesman, way to show just how biased you are.
hilariousisback on February 10 at 9:19 p.m.
Is Nicole not actually accused of what this says she’s accused of?
jcz509 on February 13 at 4:37 p.m.
Im just saying that there is a bit of a biased side to the article. Fact: charges above
opinion: “police believe”
if you are simply trying to report news, you will not focus a story on what the believed. Focus on the facts, don’t waste time on two paragraphs of opinion. If you are, please allow me to produce an article because I “believe” Nicole is an amazing person. I “believe” Nicole would never do what is accused here and I know Nicole much longer and better than police with a few affidavits and an hour or two interviews.