Woman threatens to kill 11-year-old, then targets boy with her car, NC police say

An ongoing dispute at a mobile home park turned potentially deadly when a woman tried using her car to run over a child, according to investigators in eastern North Carolina.

The incident happened Thursday, May 14, in Ayden, and involved an 11-year-old boy, the Ayden Police Department reported in an arrest warrant.

Investigators identified the suspect as 30-year-old Alexa Brooke Mozingo of Ayden, and accused her of using a Nissan Sentra as “a deadly weapon with intent to kill” during an assault on the boy. Police did not report the boy suffered injuries.

“The defendant unlawfully and willfully did threaten to physically injure the (boy). The threat was communicated to (the boy) by stating ... ‘I’m going to run you over’ and ‘I’m going to f---g kill you’,” an arrest warrant reports.

“This is not an isolated incident. (The) defendant and her children have been a recurring target of victims’ harassment and threats.”

Mozingo is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and communicating threats, police said. Bond was set at $100,000, court documents report.

Ayden is about a 90-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.

This story was originally published May 18, 2026 at 6:31 AM with the headline "Woman threatens to kill 11-year-old, then targets boy with her car, NC police say."