Portsmouth woman charged with murder
The Scioto County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that a Portsmouth woman has been charged with murder and reckless homicide, as she is accused of intentionally hitting and killing a man with her vehicle.
Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman reports that his office was contacted on Wednesday, Sept. 27 by New Boston Police Chief Carl Compton, requesting that his office handle the investigation of a death that happened in the Village of New Boston.
Detectives, working jointly with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, processed the scene and began an investigation. Detectives interviewed several witnesses and reviewed multiple videos.
Detectives were advised that an argument allegedly started between a male and female around Swauger Valley Road in Minford. The male left the area on his motorcycle, with the female allegedly chasing behind him.
Detectives were advised that both were allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed. This went on for several miles, traveling SR 823 to SR 140 into Sciotoville, before continuing onto U.S. 52 into New Boston.
The Scioto County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls reporting a female driving a SUV chasing a male on a motorcycle, and that she was allegedly attempting to hit him. At approximately 6:40 p.m., 9-1-1 callers reported the SUV allegedly struck the motorcycle, causing it to crash.
Callers reported the female driving the SUV allegedly intentionally ran over the male, dragging him, before running over him again. This occurred on Gallia Street in New Boston.
The victim was a 44-year-old man from Portsmouth. He was transported by EMT-OH to Southern Ohio Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. He was later transported to Montgomery County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy.
Arrested was Brooklyn Maxine Frazie, 41, of Portsmouth. Frazie has been charged with two counts of murder, a felony of the first degree, and one count of reckless homicide, a felony of the first degree.
Sheriff Thoroughman stated that this is still an ongoing investigation that could result in more charges at a later date.
Anyone with information should contact Detective Sergeant Jodi Conkel at (740) 351-1091.