GREENE COUNTY
According to Greensboro Police Chief Rodricus Monford, an Ingles employee was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident on Cunningham Road after leading police officers on a five-mile chase following an incident at the grocery store.
According to GPD reports, officers responded to Ingles located on East Broad Street in reference to an employee threatening another employee with a handgun.
Further investigation revealed the Ingles employee who had the gun was Cynthia Latisha McClelland, 20, of Memphis, Tenn. McClelland was embroiled in a dispute involving an autistic male who is also an employee of Ingles and two of his family members.
According to the report, officers were advised that McClelland had threatened the autistic male before heading to the parking lot to confront his family members who had come to the store to complain to management about McClelland’s behavior.
When GPD officers arrived, McClelland got into a vehicle and left the parking lot. After the five-mile chase, McClelland’s vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree.
Due to the severity of her of injuries, McClelland was life-flighted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. The accident scene was turned over to Georgia State Patrol.
Officers returned to Ingles, and the store manager said that two sisters of the autistic male came to Ingles to speak to management about an incident involving their brother.
The sisters stated that their brother was being used by McClelland who became upset after he stopped giving her money and buying her lunch. Officers verified the story through text messages.
According to the report, the male employee stopped giving McClelland money and buying her lunch when he learned she had a boyfriend.
At that point, the sisters said McClelland began threatening to get their brother terminated from his employment with the store.
According to the GPD, the sisters stated that they did call McClelland to talk to her and a heated argument ensued, so they decided to come to speak to the Ingles store manager about the situation.
The manager stated that while she was trying to get McClelland’s side of the story, the two sisters called her phone and an argument started after they questioned her about why she was using their brother. McClelland stated, “I got something for [them],” and began to walk to the front of the store where the sisters were.
The manager stated that she attempted to stop her while calling 911. While outside of the store, McClelland pulled the gun out of her hoodie and pointed the gun at the two sisters. The store manager pulled the sisters inside the store and locked the doors. The manager stated that McClelland continued to yell and wave the gun outside the store eventually leaving the premises as officers were arriving.
Warrants for reckless conduct and pointing a gun at another were issued for McClelland.