An 18-year-old Florida man, Jerrell Jones, will face a jury for his alleged crimes. But an eyewitness account from an Uber driver working late paints a disturbing picture. The report sounds like the vehicular equivalent of beating up a homeless man and assuming no one cares enough to report it.
We know Jones was driving his silver Dodge Dart just before midnight one Tuesday. His girlfriend and one of his friends were also in the car. An Uber driver waiting at a red light says she watched 33-year-old Anthony Fred Brown walk between her car and Jones’ sedan. She believes the man may have been asking for money.
Jones’ alleged response to the request? He turned the steering wheel to run the man over. He drove over Brown’s head, reversed, drove over his head a second time, and sped away…