LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A Las Vegas rideshare driver has been arrested after he was accused of sexually assaulting a passenger, in line with police.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department mentioned in a information launch that on Dec. 18 at roughly 1:16 a.m., officer responded to University Medical Center relating to a sexual assault.
The sufferer informed police that she had requested a rideshare service on Dec. 16 and the driver, later recognized as Dawed Mekonene, 30, arrived in a inexperienced Toyota Camry.
During the journey, in line with the sufferer, she fell asleep in the again seat of the automobile and wakened as Mekonene started to sexually assault her. After the assault, police say that the sufferer was pushed to the initially requested vacation spot.
Police positioned Mekonene and took him into custody on Monday. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on fees of sexually motivated kidnapping, two counts of sexual assault and battery by strangulation with intent to commit sexual assault.
Anyone who could have been a sufferer of Mekonene or has details about this crime is urged to contact police at 702-828-3421. To stay nameless, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or on-line at crimestoppersofnv.com.
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