The woman accused of murdering 51-year-old nail salon owner Nhu “Annie” Ngoc Nguyen has pleaded not guilty in a Las Vegas court on Tuesday. 21-year-old Krystal Whipple is charged with murder with a deadly weapon, burglary, robbery with a deadly weapon, and possession of a stolen vehicle, reports the MRT. Las Vegas Judge Douglas Herndon told Whipple that the “proof is evident and the presumption is great” that she was involved in the murder.

A 21-year-old woman accused of driving over and killing a Las Vegas nail salon manager was denied bail Tuesday https://t.co/xouNznnIu1 — Las Vegas RJ (@reviewjournal) July 16, 2019

Police said that On December 29, 2018, Krystal Whipple received a manicure at Crystal Nail & Spa in Las Vegas. She tried to pay Nhu “Annie” Ngoc Nguyen with a fraudulent card but it was denied. Whipple told Nguyen that she would get the money from her car. However, when she got to her car she tried to take off. Nguyen and her husband Sonny Chung tried to stop Whipple from leaving the parking lot. Whipple ran over Nguyen and drove off. Nguyen was rushed to the hospital but died of blunt force trauma.

Krystal Whipple wanted for the murder of Nhu “Annie” Nguyen pic.twitter.com/FWc1AsGwWo — HopClear (@HopClear) January 4, 2019

For nearly two weeks after, there was a manhunt for Whipple. She was found in Glendale, Arizona by the Las Vegas Criminal Apprehension Team and FBI Phoenix Violent Crime Taskforce after they “developed information” about her whereabouts.

*CAPTURED* Krystal Whipple, suspected of fatally running over a nail salon worker on December 29, 2018, was located and arrested earlier this morning in Glendale, Arizona. #LVMPDnews pic.twitter.com/lgQLBMoL3n — LVMPD (@LVMPD) January 11, 2019

Timothy Treffibnger, Whipple’s attorney told the court that “This is a matter of a young person who panicked.” He asked that she be released on $100,000 under house arrest until the trial date in April. He noted that Whipple surrendered to police in Arizona.

The judged denied the bail citing her actions after the incident, reports The Las Vegas Review-Journal. He said that he believed that she fled “to avoid any apprehension or prosecution in this case.”

Prosecutor Michael Schwartzer told reporters that Whipple will not face the death penalty but could face life in prison if found guilty.