Amazon driver arrested after altercation and alleged assault on angry customer

Authorities in St. Paul say an Amazon driver was arrested on suspicion of assault after an altercation with an unhappy customer escalated into a fistfight followed by the customer jumping on the hood of the vehicle and then falling off as the driver drove away.

It began about 1 p.m. on Saturday when officers were called to the 900 block of Randolph Avenue on a report of an assault.

When officers arrived, they found a 51-year-old man with facial injuries, said St. Paul police Sgt. Mike Ernster.

Investigators say it appears the altercation happened after the delivery driver dropped off a package and got into a fight with a man who said a package was missing. The delivery driver allegedly punched the man in the face and tried to leave.

The man tried to stop the delivery driver from leaving by jumping onto the hood of the vehicle. The driver began to drive away with the man on the hood, but the man fell off a short distance later.

The man was taken to Regions Hospital with facial injuries and a possible skull fracture.

The 26-year-old delivery driver was arrested in Eagan at the Amazon distribution center. He is expected to be booked into the Ramsey County Jail on suspicion of aggravated assault.