Prosecutors say on Monday that a woman stabbed an 80-year-old Uber driver in Chicago, Illinois, after making a simple mistake.
An argument broke out when the driver took a wrong turn. He finally stopped his car at a CWB Chicago gas station in southern Michigan. report Friday.
After parking, the driver asked 42-year-old Priscilla Minegar to get out of the car. However, the woman allegedly took the man’s cell phone and got out of the car, still holding her cell phone.
The elderly driver then tried to retrieve the device, but the two got into a scuffle. Minegar is accused of stabbing the man twice with a pocket knife.
During a conversation with law enforcement officers, the suspect claimed that the driver used the deadly weapon to strangle him.
The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was reportedly in critical condition as a result of the incident.
“Prosecutors asked Judge Mariam Ahmad to detain Ms. Minegar, but the judge decided instead to place her under electronic monitoring. He has been charged with a crime,” a CWB Chicago report said.
The news comes after another Uber driver, identified as John Williams, recently picked up a passenger in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood and was told to “go,” Breitbart News reported. Reported.
The order to move was because someone was about to shoot.
John Williams, from Storyful
“Williams accelerated as he fled the scene in his car and gunshots were heard. The driver waited not far from the scene while the passenger called the police. While waiting for police more gunshots were heard. “The driver decided not to wait any longer for the police because he heard erratic driving and noticed erratic driving,” the paper said.
In June, a Chicago-area Uber driver was pistol-whipped and carjacked while driving. work, FOX32 reported at the time. Dashcam video shows the moment two armed suspects get out of a white car and approach the vehicle.
Meanwhile, Breitbart News reported on March 18 that 18 people were shot over the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago, four of whom died.
