Watch: Florida Uber driver arrested in Port St. Lucie after pulling gun on Miami rapper
Port St. Lucie police arrested an Uber driver on one count of aggravated assault with a firearm after a dispute during an Uber ride with Miami rapper Bomb A** Krissy, whose real name is Krissy Celess.
An arrest warrant was issued after a Hollywood Police Department investigation determined the Uber driver was Jennifer Benitez, 23, accused of pulling a firearm on Celess during a May 12 ride, according to the Hollywood Police Department arrest affidavit.
"Benitez thought she would drive through Port St. Lucie without being detected after having felony warrants issued for her arrest," the Port St. Lucie Police Department posted on Facebook. "However, PSLPD received a hit alert that wanted felony offender Benitez was in the area."
At the time of the incident and arrest, Benitez was driving a black Cadillac SUV, according to the Hollywood Police Department arrest affidavit and Port St. Lucie Police Department body camera footage.
On May 13, Celess shared a video on Instagram showing the Uber driver in a verbal dispute with Celess and her friend. During the dispute, the driver pulls out and points a gun at Celess, who then exits the car with her friend before the driver leaves.
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Celess was picked up by Benitez's Uber just after 10 p.m. May 10 in Miami on her way back to her home, according to the Hollywood Police Department arrest affidavit. When Celess told the driver her apartment complex would be on the left-hand side, the driver became agitated.
When Celess questioned her behavior, the driver prompted the passengers to exit the vehicle just before the entrance of the apartment complex, according to the Broward County arrest affidavit. Benitez had called 911 before Celess did, informing the Hollywood Police Department that the passengers were refusing to exit the vehicle, and then hung up.
Gianna Montesano is TCPalm's trending reporter. You can contact her at gianna.montesano@tcpalm.com, 772-409-1429, or follow her on Twitter @gonthescene.
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Uber driver charged with pulling gun on Miami rapper Krissy Celess
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