Midstate briefs: Cab driver charged with attempted homicide
NASHVILLE
A cab driver was arrested Sunday after he ran over one of his passengers after they got into a religious argument, police said.
Ibrahim Ahmed, 37, a driver for United Cab, was arrested and charged with assault and attempted homicide for trying to hit two customers early Sunday morning.
When they exited the vehicle, after having paid the cab driver for their fare, thats when the cab driver chased them down across the parking lot and ran them down, Officer John Pepper told WSMV-TV in Nashville.
Jeremy Invus was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with serious injuries. Another passenger, Andrew Nelson, avoided the cab.
The passengers college students from Ohio visiting Nashville got into an
argument over religion with the driver as he was dropping them off at the Vanderbilt University campus, police said.
Ahmed was also charged with theft because police said the license plate on his cab was listed as stolen. His bond was set at $300,000.
at least they got to keep their heads.
