A Louisville woman who chased her husband down with her car in a downtown parking lot this past June walked out of a Jefferson County courtroom this week with five years of probation instead of a prison sentence. Margie Jones pleaded guilty Wednesday to assault under extreme emotional disturbance, wanton endangerment, failure to stop and render aid, and disregarding a traffic sign under a plea agreement that included dismissal of the attempted murder charge police had originally filed against her.
According to WLKY, Jones admitted to hitting her husband with her car, and the outlet reports she almost killed him. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Jennifer Bryant Wilcox noted during sentencing that every offense Jones pleaded guilty to, aside from disregarding a traffic control device, is a felony, and warned that a future felony conviction could be enhanced because of this one. The case traces back to the early morning hours of June 14, when Louisville Metro Police officers responded at 4 a.m. to a hit-and-run report at South 9th Street and West Broadway, according to a detailed account posted to a local mugshot page on Facebook. Officers located the victim, Jones' husband, in a parking lot in the 600 block of Roy Wilkins Avenue, and LMPD's Homicide Unit arrested Jones three days later, on June 17.
Surveillance Video Captured the Chase
Jones' husband was rushed to UofL Hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries following the attack, per the same Facebook account, which cites police arrest records. He survived. Surveillance video reviewed by investigators reportedly showed Jones attempting to run over her husband at the intersection of 8th Street and Broadway before pursuing him into the parking lot on Roy Wilkins Avenue and striking him seconds later.
Investigators who tracked down Jones' vehicle parked in front of her home found suspected blood and hair on the front exterior, the same account states, after she fled the scene and ran a red light at 7th and Industry Road. Jones initially pleaded not guilty to attempted murder-domestic violence and related charges, and bond was set at $100,000 cash.
The Plea and Probation Sentence
Jones pleaded guilty to assault under extreme emotional disturbance, the subject of Kentucky Revised Statutes § 508.040 (WomensLaw.org). Jones received five years of probation.
Jefferson County recorded 17 domestic violence homicides in 2022, 16 in 2023, 18 in 2024, and 16 in 2025, according to statistics reported by local victim advocacy leaders and cited by WHAS11. Statewide, the 2025 Kentucky Domestic Violence Data Report documented at least 25 intimate partner homicides and more than 8,000 domestic violence-related arrests across Kentucky, as reported by the Kentucky Lantern. Of those 25 statewide homicides, 16 occurred within the jurisdiction of the Louisville Metro Police Department.
