Plus size influencer, 35, who is also DEI scholar identified as mother accused of crashing car and trying to kill her two children on busy freeway, as colorful past is exposed
Janieka Ellington, 35, has been charged after authorities say she deliberately crashed her car on Interstate 5 in Washington and tried to stab her two daughters. The case has drawn attention because Ellington had recently presented herself online as a body positivity influencer and graduated with a master’s degree focused on criminal justice and public policy.
According to a probable cause affidavit, her SUV hit barriers and a semi-truck before rolling onto its passenger side. Police say she then chased her 15-year-old daughter with a knife and threatened to kill her; bystanders, including two US Army soldiers, intervened. Ellington faces four counts of attempted murder, two counts of vehicular assault and felony harassment, and has not entered a plea. Investigators said she cited job loss and mental health issues.
- Authorities say Ellington crashed her SUV and attacked her daughters.
- Bystanders, including two soldiers, intervened.
- She faces multiple charges and has not entered a plea.
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Janieka Ellington is a 35-year-old woman accused of deliberately crashing her SUV on Interstate 5 in Washington and then attacking her two daughters with a knife. Police say bystanders intervened; the account of events comes from investigators and a probable cause affidavit.
Ellington faces attempted murder, vehicular assault and felony harassment charges, but has not entered a plea. The case has attracted attention because she had presented herself online as a body positivity influencer and had studied criminal justice and public policy.