Photo: Columbia County Sheriff's Office
You know what they say, one (wo)man’s car is like a sanctuary. For one female driver from Augusta, Georgia, this applies even though she’s using her car as a Uber vehicle, ferrying paying customers from point A to point B.
Shaunisha Danielle Brown was arrested for aggravated assault after she stabbed 2 female passengers she was supposed to be taking home to Grovetown last week. According to police records obtained by the Augusta Chronicle, the driver stabbed the 2 women after one of them got sick and vomited in the car.
That’s the story Brown told the police and that’s the story she’s sticking with. Apparently, the women were drunk and causing mayhem in the car, but Brown had enough when one of them puked inside the vehicle. She pulled over and asked them to get out, which is when the altercation started.
Brown ended it by pulling out an X-Acto knife, with which she stabbed the women numerous times, including in the chest, arms and neck. She did not touch the man who had been riding with the 2 supposedly drunk women and who was sitting in the passenger seat.
As it turns out, he has a different version of the events. He tells WRDW-TV that Brown became angry when one of the women scolded her for making several wrong turns and eventually getting lost. She pulled over the car and started yelling at them to get out, to which the woman demanded that she be taken home, since she had paid for the ride.
Brown took out the small knife and went in on the attack, the man says. Neither of the 2 female victims had aggravated the driver in any way, and he makes no mention of them being drunk – just confused and upset that their driver didn’t know which way to go.
In a statement to the Augusta Chronicle, Uber says it’s working with the police on the ongoing investigation. “What the police reported is appalling and not tolerated on the Uber app,” the company says. “This driver no longer has access to the app and we will work with law enforcement to assist with their investigation.”
That’s the story Brown told the police and that’s the story she’s sticking with. Apparently, the women were drunk and causing mayhem in the car, but Brown had enough when one of them puked inside the vehicle. She pulled over and asked them to get out, which is when the altercation started.
Brown ended it by pulling out an X-Acto knife, with which she stabbed the women numerous times, including in the chest, arms and neck. She did not touch the man who had been riding with the 2 supposedly drunk women and who was sitting in the passenger seat.
As it turns out, he has a different version of the events. He tells WRDW-TV that Brown became angry when one of the women scolded her for making several wrong turns and eventually getting lost. She pulled over the car and started yelling at them to get out, to which the woman demanded that she be taken home, since she had paid for the ride.
Brown took out the small knife and went in on the attack, the man says. Neither of the 2 female victims had aggravated the driver in any way, and he makes no mention of them being drunk – just confused and upset that their driver didn’t know which way to go.
In a statement to the Augusta Chronicle, Uber says it’s working with the police on the ongoing investigation. “What the police reported is appalling and not tolerated on the Uber app,” the company says. “This driver no longer has access to the app and we will work with law enforcement to assist with their investigation.”
Google News