A Georgia woman out for a Sunday morning workout was allegedly forced to run for her life after a stranger tried to mow her down three times moments after she offered him a simple greeting.
The terrifying encounter unfolded at the Sedgefield Apartments in Cobb County on July 19, where the woman was walking and exercising when she crossed paths with Jesse Allen Davis, 21, according to a criminal warrant obtained by Fox News Digital.
The woman did not know Davis, but the two exchanged what authorities described in the warrant as a “brief, polite greeting.”
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Shortly afterward, Davis allegedly got into his parked 2004 Nissan Sentra, started the car and intentionally drove directly toward the woman at a high rate of speed, according to the warrant.
Another driver pulled into Davis’ path, forcing him to stop before he could allegedly strike the woman, according to the warrant.
The woman fled toward her residence, but Davis allegedly pursued her in his vehicle to the area of Commons Lane before intentionally driving toward her a second time.
She was forced to run onto a sidewalk and seek cover behind a dumpster to avoid being struck, according to the warrant.
But her alleged attacker kept coming.
While the woman remained hidden, Davis allegedly yelled profanities, maneuvered the vehicle and attempted to strike her a third time before fleeing the area, the warrant states.
“He got into a vehicle, and for whatever reason he attempted to strike her with the vehicle while she was in the parking lot,” Cobb County Police Sgt. Eric Smith told local outlet WSB-TV.
The woman called 911 while taking cover behind the dumpster, according to the outlet.
“He attempted to strike her with the vehicle two additional times,” Smith said.
Davis allegedly struck another vehicle as the incident unfolded, according to a separate criminal warrant obtained by Fox News Digital.
The warrant alleges Davis was driving a gray Nissan Sentra when he collided with a gray Ford Fusion and failed to immediately stop or return to the scene.
WSB-TV also reported that Davis eventually crashed into a pole.
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Neighbor Lloydethan White said he witnessed part of the chaos and claimed Davis nearly hit him, too.
“When I had seen him, he almost hit my car and her,” White told WSB-TV.
White said he checked on the woman but did not initially realize what she had allegedly just endured.
“I think it’s wrong that a woman has to fear for her life and she’s just trying to go about her normal day and workout,” he said.
Davis was arrested and booked into the Cobb County Jail on felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor hit-and-run charges, with jail records listing a total bonding amount of $5,720.
The motive behind the alleged attack remains unclear. Police have not said whether Davis and the woman had any interaction beyond the seemingly innocuous greeting before he allegedly got behind the wheel.
