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Las Vegas woman sent to prison for fatally running over nail salon manager

A Las Vegas woman who fatally ran over a nail salon manager afte꧋r failing to pay a $35 manicure bill was sentenced to prison on Friday.

Krystal Whipple initially pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after admitting she killed Nhu Nguyen outside Crystal Nails and Spa in Las Vegܫas in December 2018.

A judge sentenced Whi🌳pple to 10 to 25 years in prison for the murder.

Her guilty plea allowed her to avoid trial for charges of felony murder, burglary, robbery and a s💜tolen vehicle.

Investigators said the 23-year-old tried to pay her bill with a fake credit car൩d. Whipple had told Nguyen she was just going to her car ൲to get some cash, police said at the time.

Instead, she hopped ෴in her black Chevrolet Camaro and began driving away. Nguyen chased her, jumped🐻 in front of the car and Whipple accelerated, striking the beautician and running her over, police said.

Cops later said the bla♉ck Chevrolet Camaro wa♈s stolen from a rental company.

Whipple fled Nevada and was eཧventually arrested in Phoenix, 🌟Arizona.

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