By Tim StellohNBC
News
A woman was arrested accused of killing a man she thought was going to run over a cat in Cypress, California on September 25, local authorities reported Wednesday.
Hannah Star Esser, 20, showed "complete disregard for human life" by murdering Luis Anthony Victor, 43, when she thought she intended to harm the feline, the Los Angeles County District Attorney said. Orange, Todd Spitzer.
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She is charged with murder and remains in custody on $1 million bail;
she faces between 25 years in prison and life in prison if she is convicted.
The woman got out of her car and began to rebuke Víctor, a heated discussion full of profanity that she recorded with her cell phone.
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The man, who was the father of five daughters according to a GoFundMe page to raise money for the funeral, got out of his vehicle to answer her.
After the fight, Esser got back into his car, took several turns and headed straight for him.
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The man fell on the hood and the windshield, rolled over the car several times and ended up hitting the ground.
He was pronounced dead at the scene when police arrived, according to the prosecutor.
Spitzer described the murder as a "random act of violence against a stranger, to be "prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
