In the fourth and final day of a protective order hearing, Kurt Busch further explained why he believed his ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, was a trained assassin and reiterated he did not assault her as she alleges.
Kurt Busch testifies about exploits of alleged assassin ex-girlfriend
The protective court hearing concluded with Kurt Busch elaborating on the claim his ex-girlfriend is an assassin who has killed drug lords.
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Taking the witness stand in Kent County (Del.) Family Court Tuesday, Busch acknowledged how outlandish the claims that Driscoll, a government contractor, is actually a government assassin, but said he knows the truth and cited examples, according to the Associated Press.
One such example Busch testified involved Driscoll leaving an El Paso, Texas hotel wearing combat fatigues and boots only to return wearing a trench coat over a blood-stained evening gown. Busch’s testimony came a day after he said Driscoll was a mercenary who killed drug lords and was partially the inspiration for Jessica Chastain’s character in the movie Zero Dark Thirty.
“Everyone on the outside can tell me I’m crazy, but I lived it on the inside,” Busch said Tuesday, according to the Wilmington (Del.) News Journal. “Sorry I’m the last one to the party.”
Driscoll alleges Busch grabbed her by the throat and smashed her head against the wall in his motorhome three times on Sept. 26 at Dover International Speedway. She filed a police complaint on Nov. 5, with the criminal investigation concluding in late December. The case is under review by the Delaware attorney general’s office with no timetable on whether Busch will face charges.
Busch’s testimony Tuesday followed that of Richard Andrew Sniffen, a musician who performs at NASCAR outreach events. On the night of the alleged assault, Stiffen testified Driscoll reached out to him and said Busch had pushed her and that she hit her head, but made no mention that Busch slammed her head into the wall, according to the AP.
Stiffen described Driscoll as “upset, angry and brokenhearted,” but not afraid of Busch, and wished to reconcile. Driscoll’s feelings eventually changed, Stiffen said, and with time Driscoll became angry and sought “a little bit of revenge.”
“I will destroy him,” Sniffen recalled Driscoll telling him, according to the AP.
Busch’s attorneys have attempted to portray Driscoll as a vengeful ex-girlfriend who was upset that Busch ended their relationship of three-plus years. The couple had broken up a week before the alleged incident.
The family court commissioner gave attorneys for both parties two weeks to provide a summation and will issue a ruling thereafter.
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