An Amazon employee in Iowa was escorted out of a warehouse for making threats to other employees prior to running over a man, according to authorities.
20-year-old Jadyn Welborn is facing charges, which include attempted murder, assault, reckless driving, and three counts of second-degree criminal mischief. The information is from Scott County jail records that were reviewed by Law & Crime. Welborn is being held at the Scott County Jail.
The events took place on Thursday around 11 am while Welborn was working at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Davenport. KWQC, which is an NBC affiliate, reported that he is an employee of Amazon, but did not provide specifics of his job title.
He was alleged to have made threats to the other employees, resulting in management escorting him out of the warehouse. He was yelling on his way out of the building.
It was reported that he was yelling at every person he encountered, including a pregnant woman he threatened to attack. This was according to WQAD, which is an ABC affiliate. According to authorities, he got in his vehicle and left, but then returned.
According to authorities, after turning the vehicle around, he intentionally drove at a median and hit a man, throwing him onto and over his car.
Authorities said he then crashed into another car. According to investigators, there was no indication that he tried slowing down before impact.
Emergency staff arrived to assess the situation. The victim did not accept medical help even though he felt some pain in his back and legs.
Welborn is being held on a $48,600 bond. There was a recommendation from authorities for him to receive a mental health evaluation. This was according to KWQC.
His preliminary hearing is currently set for November 20th.
An Amazon worker in Iowa was escorted from a warehouse for threatening other employees before he ran over a man, authorities say.
Jadyn Welborn, 20, faces charges including attempted murder, assault, three counts of second-degree criminal mischief, and reckless driving, according to Scott County jail records reviewed by Law&Crime. The defendant is being detained in the Scott County Jail.
On Thursday at about 11 a.m., Welborn was at the Amazon Fulfillment Center off Research Parkway in Davenport, a city on the eastern edge of the state, bordering Illinois. The defendant was an Amazon employee, regional NBC affiliate KWQC reported, though his exact job title is unclear.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Davenport police arrested and charged 20-year-old Jadyn Welborn of Moline Thursday after police say he ran over another man.
The incident occurred just before 11 a.m. in a parking lot near the Amazon Fulfillment Center off of 2022 Research Parkway in Davenport.
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