Mass. man accused of intent to rape, kidnapping in Uber driver attack, police say

Mass. man accused of intent to rape, kidnapping in Uber driver attack, police say

A Massachusetts man is facing a series of charges, accused of assaulting an Uber driver during a ride.

Man accused of assaulting, robbing Uber driver in Seekonk

SEEKONK, Mass. (WPRI) — A Seekonk man is facing charges after he allegedly assaulted an Uber driver during a ride over the weekend, according to police. Officers responded to County Street and Arrowhead Road around 1:35 a.m. Saturday for reports of a crash and found a car on the lawn of a home. The driver, an Uber employee, told police she had just been assaulted by a male passenger, later identified as James D. Oakes, 25, who had fled the scene…

Seekonk police arrest town man for alleged attempted sexual assault, kidnapping of Uber driver

SEEKONK, Mass. (WLNE) — A Seekonk man has been arrested for the alleged attempted rape of an Uber driver Saturday morning, according to Seekonk police. James D. Oakes, 25, is charged with strangulation or suffocation, kidnapping, assault with intent to rape and several other charges after his Sunday afternoon arrest. Police said that the victim picked up Oakes from North Seekonk with a destination of South Seekonk early Saturday morning. A lone …

Uber driver assaulted by passenger; suspect charged with kidnapping, intent to rape

An Uber driver was assaulted by a passenger in Seekonk, Massachusetts, early Saturday morning, and the suspect now faces seven charges, including kidnapping and intent to rape. Seekonk police said they responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash in the area of County Street and Arrowhead Road around 1:35 a.m. Saturday. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle on the lawn of a residential property. They made contact with the female driver, …

Tijuana.- A subject who passed as a platform passenger to assault the driver and strip him of the vehicle, was sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison. This is Julio Eleazar Sandoval López, sentenced for the crime of car theft with violence, reported the Attorney General’s Office (FGE). The State Prosecutor’s Office mentioned that the sentenced person must also pay for the reparation of the damage in favor of the victim, whom he tried to asp…

Seekonk man faces multiple charges in alleged assault of Uber driver

SEEKONK -- A town resident faces numerous charges after a female Uber driver was allegedly assaulted early Saturday morning.