Omari Aguirre Trujillo allegedly sexually abused Lyft passenger

A former Lyft driver was arrested Sunday after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman he was driving home from her job at a Phoenix sports bar, police said.

Phoenix police said 27-year-old Omari Aguirre Trujillo used a different route to take the woman home. He stopped and inappropriately touched her after she asked him to stop several times before finally taking her home and threatening her.

The Lyft driver picked up the woman around 2 a.m. on May 11 near Grand Avenue and Indian School Road to take her home, police said.

According to police, the woman noticed that he was not taking the usual route of other drivers and Trujillo eventually stopped in a residential area.

Trujillo accosted the woman and touched her inappropriately despite her repeated requests to stop, police said. At that point, police said, Trujillo turned around in his seat and drove the woman to her apartment.

When they reached the woman’s apartment, Trujillo followed her out of the car and grabbed her by the shoulders to hug and kiss her. Police said Trujillo drove away when a delivery driver parked near her.

A few minutes after leaving, police said, Trujillo texted the woman and asked her to come outside. The woman complained to Lyft and was informed that Trujillo had been fired.

The following afternoon, police said, Trujillo sent the woman death threats.

A Lyft spokesperson said of the incident: “The behavior described is reprehensible and has no place in the Lyft community or society. We have contacted the passenger to offer support, have permanently banned the driver from the Lyft platform, and are prepared to assist law enforcement with any investigation.”

After an investigation, police identified and arrested Trujillo on June 9 on suspicion of sexual abuse and uttering threats. He was booked into a Maricopa County jail and his bail was set at $10,000, according to county jail online records.

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