2021

August

Friday the 20th

• Iowa Woman Sentenced to 304 Months in Prison for Hate Crimes Involving Attempting to Kill Two Children Because of their Race and National Origin

June

Wednesday the 9th

• Des Moines woman who intentionally hit Black, Latina youngsters with her SUV sentenced to 25 years in prison The Des Moines woman still faces sentencing for federal hate crime convictions.

May

Saturday the 29th

• Nicole Poole Franklin was sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted murder

April

Thursday the 22nd

• Nicole Poole Franklin pleads guilty to hate crimes for running down children in Des Moines Nicole Poole Franklin has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for intentionally driving her SUV into two children two years ago in Des Moines because she said she thought one was Mexican and the other was a member of the Islamic State group.
• Nicole Poole Franklin, a 43-year-old from Des Moines, has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes after she ran down two kids in 2019 because of their ethnicity

2020

May

Wednesday the 20th

• Des Moines woman accused of hitting 2 children with SUV found competent to stand trial A Des Moines woman accused of intentionally hitting a two minority children hours after smoking meth was found competent to stand trial last week.

February

Wednesday the 12nd

• Iowa Woman Accused of Intentionally Running Over Girl She Thought Was Mexican Is Ruled Incompetent for Trial A woman accused of hate crimes in the Des Moines area, including intentionally running over a girl she thought was Mexican, has been ruled incompetent for trial. Nicole Poole, 42, is charged with a…

2019

December

Tuesday the 24th

• Before Nicole Marie Poole Franklin targeted a 14-year-old girl with her SUV, she also struck a 12-year-old black child in Des Moines

Monday the 23rd

• Competency evaluation ordered for Iowa woman accused of hitting two children with her car Nicole Marie Poole Franklin reportedly told police she hit one of the children because the girl appeared to be "Mexican."
• Woman accused in racist attack is charged in 2nd hit-and-run CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman who told police she intentionally ran over a teenager because she believed the girl was Mexican has been charged with another hit-and-run crash that hurt a 12-year-old boy...
• Video of Nicole Poole Franklin yelling slurs at gas station employee taken before she was arrested

Friday the 20th

• Iowa Woman Ran Down Teen With Car Because She Was ‘Mexican’: Police