Lenard L. Hale, 38, from North Prairie, Wisconsin, faces charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and hit-and-run causing great bodily harm after allegedly striking a former coworker with his Audi in a Mukwonago Dollar General parking lot (Green Ridge Center) on Monday, February 9, 2026.
Incident Sequence
Fired earlier that day from Aptar (healthcare/consumer dispensing tech firm) for poor performance and “stealing company time,” Hale targeted the victim post-shift. Surveillance showed his white Audi slowly stalking the man walking nearby, then accelerating/swerving into him—victim flew over hood/roof, landed face-down with severe brain injury and bleeding. Hale fled; 911 called promptly.
Arrest and Evidence
Aptar manager ID’d Hale and vehicle from footage. Police traced via family; found dented-hood Audi (cracked windshield) at relative’s home. Hale hiding behind door, arrested Wednesday; $750K bond. Preliminary hearing: Feb. 20, 2026.
Workplace revenge plot caught on camera—intensifies your recent U.S. crime summaries (familial shootings like Poteete, Cavitt). Victim’s survival remarkable amid “very serious” trauma.
