Iowa worker accused of using car as a weapon outside Amazon warehouse
Davenport police charged Jadyn Welborn with attempted murder after investigators said surveillance video showed a car strike a man outside an Amazon facility.
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- 12 November 2026
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Attempted-murder charge follows warehouse confrontation
Authorities in Davenport, Iowa, have charged 20-year-old Jadyn Jamar Welborn with attempted murder after a confrontation outside an Amazon fulfillment center on November 12. The Scott County jail roster lists Welborn in custody on that charge, along with willful injury, assault while displaying a weapon, criminal-mischief counts and reckless driving. KWQC reported that Davenport police arrested him after a man was struck by a vehicle in a parking lot near the facility on Research Parkway. The charges are allegations; Welborn is presumed innocent unless proved guilty in court. [1] [2]
Police say surveillance video captured the impact
According to the police account reported by KWQC, Welborn had been escorted from the Amazon building after allegedly threatening other workers. Investigators said he then entered several occupied vehicles before another man confronted him. Police allege that surveillance footage showed Welborn use a vehicle to strike the man and nearby cars. The force of the impact allegedly threw the man into the air and over the vehicle. KWQC said the man declined medical treatment at the scene. The publicly available jail record identifies the alleged offenses but does not itself describe the evidence or establish what happened. [1] [2]
A request for a mental-health evaluation
Responding officers requested a mental-health evaluation for Welborn, KWQC reported, citing what police described as his conduct during the encounter. Officers said he confronted people around him and was shouting in a way they could not understand. A request for evaluation is not a diagnosis and does not determine criminal responsibility. Any competency, mental-state or treatment issue would have to be addressed through qualified clinicians and the court under Iowa law, separately from the factual question of whether prosecutors can prove the charged acts. [2]
What the official custody record confirms
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office roster identifies Welborn by full name and records a booking on November 12 by the Davenport Police Department. It lists case number FECR463714 and includes attempted murder, willful injury, assault while displaying a weapon, criminal mischief and traffic-related allegations. The roster says he remains in custody and repeatedly cautions that an arrest is not an indication of guilt. KWQC reported that a preliminary hearing was scheduled for November 20. Court schedules can change, so the hearing date should be treated as expected until confirmed in a current docket. [1] [2]
The next evidence that matters
The next reliable milestones will be the filing of a charging instrument, an initial or preliminary hearing and any court order addressing detention, counsel or evaluation. Prosecutors would need to prove intent as well as the alleged physical acts for an attempted-murder conviction; the precise elements and available defenses will be set out in the court record. Surveillance footage, vehicle evidence, witness accounts and medical information could all become material if the case proceeds. No defense position was available in the inspected sources, and the reporting does not identify an attorney for Welborn. The Decoder will update this report when a verified court filing or official statement materially changes the case, while preserving the article’s original publication date. [1] [2]
Sources & further reading
- Jadyn Jamar Welborn inmate record ↗Scott County Sheriff’s Office · 2026-11-14 · Primary source
- 20-year-old charged with attempted murder after running over victim in Amazon parking lot ↗KWQC · 2026-11-13
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