'DEPLORABLE ACT' Shocking moment woman launches & pepper sprays NYC Uber driver in unprovoked ‘racial attack’ – as he recalls horror
THIS is the shocking moment a woman allegedly pepper-sprayed a New York City Uber driver during a frenzied attack.
Footage shows Jennifer Guilbeault, 23, assault 45-year-old Shohel Mahmud during a late-night journey in Midtown Manhattan
The alleged attack occurred around 11:20 pm on July 30 and quickly went viral on social media.
Mahmud, who claimed the assault was racially motivated, then desperately tried to flee the moving vehicle - believing Guilbeault was committing a robbery.
The terrified dad-of-three then reportedly slotted back into the drivers seat as the customer allegedly continued her attack.
The culprit's friend then intervened and asked why she attacked Mahmud, according to the driver.
"Her friend, she is yelling, 'Jen, Jen, what the f**k, what are you doing? What's going on?' Mahmud claimed in an interview with the New York Post.
"Her friend is asking 'Why did you do that?' And she say, 'He's brown.'
Mahmud said the shocking incident should be treated as a "hate crime, alleging that Guilbeault "assaulted" him "for no reason".
She assault[ed] a driver for no reason. This is a hate crime.
Cops swooped in and arrested Guilbeault and charged her with third-degree assault.They are currently not investigating the incident as a hate crime.
Guilbeault was later freed on a desk appearance ticket and a pending court date.
Mahmud has since returned to work, but says he is scathed by what happened that fateful night.
“Mentally I’m not 100% OK, but I have to work,” he said.
“I have three kids, my wife, my mother [lives] with me.”
"The rider's actions shown in the video are deplorable," an Uber spokesperson said in a statement.
"Violence is not tolerated, and the rider has been banned from the Uber platform.
"We will support police in their investigation however we can."
The U.S Sun has reached out to the NYPD for comment.
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