We recently hired a sales person for our company. She is a friend of a a friend of the owners. It's a small company and a lot of the time I'm alone upstairs in our office. Not the best neighborhood, I had a bum come upstairs once asking for money. I keep a can of mace in my purse just in case I need it.
So this new person tell us Friday that her ex boyfriend is getting out of jail in Arkansas and has threatened to come here kill her. Someone apparently told him her cell number, where she works and where she lives. He stated that he was going to come to her work, put a gun to her head and blow it off. She recounted this to us in front of her 14 year old son. Apparently this isn't the first time he has threatened to kill her.
She was told that he was on his way here by both his mother and uncle. They said they planned on turning him into the police as leaving the state was against his parole. As of this morning no one knew where he was. I spoke with my employer and told them I didn't feel comfortable staying here alone due to the circumstances. They agreed with me. Then she told them that she spoke with his mother and she told her that he was in Lubbock working which is 12 hours away. So now they expect me to go ahead and stay here alone.
The police have been no help, ie they can't do anything unless he shows up.
I need my job, I'm several weeks away from leaving the country and can't afford to be w/o a job and can't get a new job in the intrim, but I'm not feeling real good about being a sitting duck in case this guy comes in looking for her.
So any recommendations?