Woman Charged With Running Over Man in Dispute Over Cat

Police tape blocks off a crime scene in Sacramento, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2022. Andri Tambunan/AFP via Getty Images

WESTMINSTER, Calif.—A 20-year-old woman was scheduled to be arraigned in October on a murder charge for allegedly running down a man in Cypress she believed was trying to kill a cat with his car.

Hannah Star Esser was charged Sept. 27 with one count of murder, and she faces up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted.