Texas DoorDash driver stabbed, carjacked at Waffle House after offering to buy man food
When a man experiencing homelessness approached his car window and asked for money, Oltmanns explained he didn't have cash. However, when the man mentioned he was looking for a warm meal, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that Oltmanns got out of his car to help, only for the man to attack him.
Fort Worth Police Department confirmed they responded to a stabbing incident at the Waffle House on the 200 block of W. Rendon Crowley Road shortly before 3 a.m. According to the police report, the suspect stole Oltmanns' vehicle after the physical altercation.
"Unfortunately, this almost cost me my life as he immediately began stabbing me," Oltmanns wrote in a GoFundMe post. "He tried to kill me, stabbing me at least 10 times. Luckily, I was able to defend myself for most of it."
In the post, Oltmanns said the worst wound was a stab to his face before the man carjacked him, leaving him behind as he bled out.
"I thought I was dead," he wrote in the fundraiser. "There was so much blood, but luckily, I'm still here."
The man who attacked him outside was apprehended down the road about 18 miles north in the 2400 block of Meacham Blvd., where police also recovered Otlmanns' vehicle.
In a later update, published on April 6, Oltsmann thanked those who contributed to his fundraiser after the tragedy. As of Tuesday, he's completed about 87% of his $2,000 goal, raising more than $1,900 between 44 people.
"You all are such an incredible blessing to me and your support and contributions to far beyond what words can express in gratitude," he said. "With that being said truly from the bottom of my heart thank you."
He added that he received news that he has a 50/50 chance of ever being able to move his right eyebrow and forehead again "due to a nerve being severed during the attack."
The suspect was later identified as 24-year-old Quindarius Cartwright, who was arrested on the charge of aggravated robbery, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas man stabbed at Waffle House after offering to buy attacker food
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