Uber driver robbed after Nashville Airport pickup; suspect has criminal history

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A man accused of robbing and threatening an Uber driver after a pickup at Nashville International Airport has a documented criminal history and is now being held in custody, according to court records.

Police say the robbery happened Dec. 1 after an Uber driver picked up a passenger at BNA. As the driver exited the airport, investigators say another vehicle began following them, brake-checking the Uber and throwing items at the car.

According to an arrest affidavit, the Uber driver eventually pulled over along Interstate 40 West between the Donelson Pike and Briley Parkway exits. Police say the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Omar Camarena, got out of his vehicle, pushed the driver, and threatened him in Spanish, saying, “Give me your stuff or I will kill you.”…

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