Uber driver kidnapped at gunpoint after picking up customer at Tampa strip club: PCSO
DUNDEE, Fla. - Polk County deputies have arrested a suspected gunman accused of forcing an Uber driver to go to Dundee after being picked up at a Tampa strip club.
What we know:
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday, an Uber driver called 911 and reported that he was forced to drive to Dundee at gunpoint by a man he picked up from Alibi Gentlemen’s Club in Tampa.
Before stopping in Dundee, the victim told deputies that the suspect ordered him to stop at Salem’s restaurant in Winter Haven, where the suspect ordered some food at the drive-thru.
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Once in the Dundee area, investigators said the suspect ordered the driver to stop in the area of Spring Creek Road and LynRock Avenue east of Dundee and count to ten before taking off.
That’s when the victim called the sheriff’s office.
Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff's Office
Dig deeper:
Investigators with the PCSO’s robbery unit identified the suspect as 24-year-old Jamarcus Fowler, who lives on Spring Creek Road—just one street north of where he got out of the Uber vehicle.
Detectives got an arrest warrant for Fowler on charges of armed kidnapping, armed burglary and aggravated assault. They found and arrested him on Monday.
The Source: This article was written with information posted on social media by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.