Grubhub Driver Makes Delivery After Being Stabbed in Providence, Then Calls Police
Sunday, May 23, 2021
A Grubhub driver who was stabbed in Providence en route to dropping off a customer’s food reportedly made the delivery, then called 911 to report his injuries.
About Incident
Police responded to the Charlesgate North Apartments at 670 North Main Street in Providence on Thursday shortly before 7:30 PM for a report of a stabbing.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTUpon arrival, police observed a male sitting on the floor of the hallway bleeding from an apparent laceration to the abdominal region.
The victim, a Grubhub delivery driver, told police when he arrived at the address, he entered an elevator, along with two females — and a white male.
He told police the women exited the elevator on the 8th floor, and prior to stopping on the 10th floor, the male in the elevator turned towards him, stabbed him multiple times in the stomach with a pair of scissors, then fled out on the 10th floor.
The victim said he proceeded to go up to the 12th floor to make the food delivery — and once he did, he called 911 to say he had been stabbed.
Locating Suspect
According to police, the victim was unable to provide more details of the assailant than that he was tall and white with a mask on.
Police were able to identify one of the females from the elevator, who told police that she is a social worker and that the suspect, Jonathan Trudo, is one of her patients who is autistic and suffers from schizophrenia.
She was able to provide police with an accurate description and location of Trudo.
Trudo, age 24, was taken into custody and charged with felony assault with a dangerous weapon.
In 2017, the General Assembly gave final passage to legislation to create stiff penalties for assault on a delivery person. The bill was introduced by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio (D-Dist. 4, Providence, North Providence) and Representative Raymond A. Hull (D – Dist. 6, North Providence, Providence).
The legislation (2017-S 0230, 2017-H 5954) would make assault and battery upon delivery persons a felony and would mandate a maximum sentence of imprisonment of three years or a $3,000 fine. The bill would also mandate a sentence of five to 20 years if the assault involves a dangerous weapon.
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