
Brittany Nicole Harper booking photograph
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Alabama say a Missouri woman has been indicted on eight counts in a multistate crime spree.
Authorities said 30-year-old Brittany Nicole Harper of Joplin, Missouri, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to transport a stolen vehicle across state lines, two counts of transporting a vehicle across state lines, three counts of carjacking and two counts of brandishing a weapon during a violent crime.
Prosecutors say Harper was involved in crimes that span four states. The pursuit ended February 5th when Harper’s boyfriend, Blake Fitzgerald, was fatally shot by police in Florida.
Authorities say the couple stole a Cadillac during a test drive in Missouri, later carjacked victims at gunpoint in Alabama and Georgia, and also were involved in a home invasion.
It’s unclear if Harper has an attorney.