A woman in Georgia experienced a terrifying ordeal during her Sunday morning workout when a stranger allegedly tried to run her down multiple times just after she had greeted him.
This frightening incident occurred on July 19 at the Sedgefield Apartments in Cobb County. The woman was engaging in her usual exercise routine when she encountered 21-year-old Jesse Allen Davis, as detailed in a criminal warrant obtained by News Media.
Though unfamiliar with Davis, the woman exchanged a “brief, polite greeting” with him, as described in the authorities’ warrant.
Minutes later, Davis allegedly entered his nearby 2004 Nissan Sentra, started the vehicle, and accelerated toward the woman, apparently intending to hit her, according to the warrant’s details.
The progression of this shocking event was halted when another driver intervened by blocking Davis’ path, which prevented him from allegedly injuring the woman.
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.
Jesse Allen Davis was arrested on felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor hit-and-run charges following an alleged July 19 incident in Marietta, Georgia. (Cobb County Sheriff’s Office)
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.
A Cobb County Sheriff’s Office vehicle in Georgia. Jesse Allen Davis was booked into the Cobb County Jail on felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor hit-and-run charges. (Cobb County Sheriff’s Office)
“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 News Media.
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.
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.