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Amazon driver strikes 71-year-old man in Northern California gas station in newly released video

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Ramos, R. (2026, August 25). Amazon driver strikes 71-year-old man in Northern California gas station in newly released video. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-driver-strikes-71-year-old-man-in-california-gas-station-in-newly-released-video/

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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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Story summary

On March 30 at around 3:15 p.m., an Amazon delivery driver named Terrence Wheeler, who is 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 the Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove. The incident was captured on surveillance video, which shows Wheeler confronting the victim inside the store after threatening to assault him. When the victim walked past Wheeler, he struck him on the side of the head with enough force to knock him to the ground. Wheeler turned himself in and was booked into Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of felony elder abuse, criminal threats, and other charges.

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Richard Ramos

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Topics

Amazon Antioch Elk Grove Sacramento ampm

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Wheeler PERSON · 9× Amazon ORG · 6× Elk Grove GPE · 2× Antioch GPE · 1× Sacramento GPE · 1× Terrence Wheeler PERSON · 1× ampm ORG · 1×

Narrative

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.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-25

2026-08-25 · CBS News

Amazon driver strikes 71-year-old man in Northern California gas station in newly released video · assertive framing

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officials → release → space

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. asserted

incident → happen → Grove

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. asserted

he → say → space

Wheeler was working as an Amazon delivery driver at the time, police said. asserted

police → work → time

Surveillance video shows Wheeler confronting the man inside the store. asserted

Wheeler → show → store

Police said Wheeler threatened to assault the victim. asserted

Wheeler → say → victim

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. asserted

Wheeler → walk → ground

The video was captured in late March but was only recently released. asserted

video → capture → March

Police identified Wheeler during their investigation. asserted

Police → identify → investigation

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. asserted

Wheeler → turn → abuse

The victim's attorneys are seeking $10 million in damages from Amazon and Wheeler. asserted

attorneys → seek → Amazon

Amazon said Wheeler was not directly employed by the company. asserted

Wheeler → say → company

Instead, he was working for an independent business that contracts with Amazon to deliver packages. asserted

that → work → packages

Amazon said it learned of the incident and that the driver was subsequently released by the contractor. asserted

driver → say → contractor