A 30-year-old Amazon delivery driver, identified as Terrence Wheeler, is shown in surveillance video striking a 71-year-old man inside a Northern California gas station on March 30 after a dispute over a parking space. The victim was taken to the ground and authorities charged Wheeler with felony elder abuse, criminal threats, and misdemeanor battery. As of September 24, Wheeler is scheduled to appear in court for the charges. Amazon claims Wheeler was an independent contractor working with one of their delivery partners, not directly employed by the company.
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On March 30 at around 3:15 p.m., an Amazon delivery driver named Terrence Wheeler, 30 years old from Antioch, got into a dispute with a 71-year-old man over a parking space at an ampm convenience store and gas station in Elk Grove, near Highway 99. The argument escalated inside the store, where Wheeler allegedly threatened to assault the victim before striking him on the side of the head, knocking him to the ground. Surveillance video captured the incident, which was released recently after Wheeler's investigation and subsequent arrest. He turned himself in that same day and was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail for suspicion of felony elder abuse, criminal threats, and other charges.
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Newly released surveillance video shows an Amazon delivery driver striking a 71-year-old man inside a Northern California gas station earlier this year after a dispute over a parking space, officials said.
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The incident happened around 3:15 p.m. on March 30 at an ampm convenience store and gas station in the 8300 block of Sheldon Road, near Highway 99 in the Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove.
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Elk Grove police said the victim had just pulled into a parking stall when the suspect, identified as 30-year-old Terrence Wheeler of Antioch, became upset because he intended to park in the same space.
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Wheeler was working as an Amazon delivery driver at the time, police said.
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Surveillance video shows Wheeler confronting the man inside the store.
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Police said Wheeler threatened to assault the victim.
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As the 71-year-old walked past him, Wheeler struck him on the side of the head with enough force to knock him to the ground.
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The video was captured in late March but was only recently released.
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Police identified Wheeler during their investigation.
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Wheeler turned himself in later that day and was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of felony elder abuse, felony criminal threats and misdemeanor battery.
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The victim's attorneys are seeking $10 million in damages from Amazon and Wheeler.
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Amazon said Wheeler was not directly employed by the company.
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Instead, he was working for an independent business that contracts with Amazon to deliver packages.
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Amazon said it learned of the incident and that the driver was subsequently released by the contractor.
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