Cops: Passenger Chomped On Her Uber Driver
A passenger sunk her teeth into the neck of an Uber driver and choked the victim from behind in a bloody, unprovoked assault, according to court records. Police say that Michele Stilwell, 55, was seated behind the victim as he drove his Toyota near Stilwell’s St. Petersburg residence late Saturday afternoon.
While the car was in motion, Stilwell “reached forward and proceeded to choke the victim from behind,” according to a criminal complaint. Stilwell initially throttled the driver with her two hands and then wrapped an arm around his throat. As the driver sought to pull over the vehicle, Stilwell “managed to crawl forward onto the center console...and bite the victim deeply on the neck drawing blood.” Stilwell then scratched the driver across the chest, “causing a large red in color mark with traces of blood visible.”
“The defendant continued to bite, strangle, and claw at the victim who was unable to defend himself as he was being attacked from behind.” The assault ended only after witnesses came to the aid of the driver and pulled him free from Stilwell’s grasp. A photo taken by one witness shows Stilwell splayed across the Toyota’s driver’s seat. Another image shows the bite mark on the driver’s neck.
Stilwell was charged with aggravated battery and tampering with a witness, both felonies.
Arrest affidavits note that there was an “indication of alcohol influence” with regard to the incident.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/uber-bloody-attack-395821
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