Lyft driver assaults, attempts to rob pregnant rider: affidavit

The Brief

  • Lyft driver facing felony charge for attempting to rob pregnant rider
  • Woman reported that he got aggressive with her after she got in his car in a rush
  • He allegedly followed her into a café bathroom, struck her pregnant stomach with a door, grabbed her wrist and took her backpack; he threw the bag when employees threatened to call 911

AUSTIN, Texas A Lyft driver is now facing a felony charge after court paperwork says he tried to rob a pregnant rider at a downtown Austin café.

56-year-old Ernest Pineda has been charged with second-degree robbery by assault.

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