Man faces charges after running over cousin with vehicle

SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man faces charges for running over his cousin with a vehicle.

Brandon Lee Kolwyck, 26, of Sikeston is charged with felony armed criminal action and first degree felony domestic assault causing serious injury to another person.

At 8:04 a.m. Friday, Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a call from Discount Cigarettes and Beer, 2021 E. Malone in Sikeston, in reference to an individual who had been run over, according to DPS incident reports.

Upon officers' arrival, they found a subject lying in the parking lot. He had some scrapes and abrasions on his buttocks and legs, and there was an obvious deformity of his left leg, said Capt. Bill Mygatt of Sikeston DPS.

"The subject said his cousin (Kolwyck) had been following him around, and he pulled his vehicle onto the parking lot of the business. He said he was in the drive-thru, and his cousin pulled up behind him, revving his engine," Mygatt said.

The subject said he pulled away, and his cousin continued to follow him. He pulled on to Reuben Street, stopped the vehicle and got out to confront Kolwyck.

"Apparently the victim got out of vehicle and started walking toward the suspect's vehicle and punched his front windshield, and that's when he got run over," Mygatt said.

According to a witness, Kolwyck backed his vehicle over his cousin after running over him with his vehicle. Kolwyck then left the area.

The victim identified his cousin as Kolwyck and described his vehicle to officers. Kolwyck was later located at the business and arrested, and his vehicle was towed.

The victim sought treatment at hospital where he was treated for fractures in his left leg, Mygatt said.

Bond is set at $35,000, and Kolwyck bonded out.