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Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
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. Escobedo killers: Attorney General Pam Bondi vows to help State Attorney prosecute them Running late: Florida bride late for wedding stopped by police who say driver doing 105 mph in a 45 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 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
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Female Uber driver pulls gun on woman rapper in taxi who insulted her appearance
What began as a routine Uber ride in South Florida spiraled into a harrowing confrontation when a driver pulled a gun on a female rapper and her friend during a heated exchange caught on camera. The disturbing incident involved rapper Krissy Celess - also known by her stage name Bomb A** Krissy - who was riding with a friend in Hollywood, Florida, on Tuesday when tensions with their Uber driver escalated into a dangerous encounter. A video of the confrontation, which has since gone viral, shows the unidentified driver pulling a firearm and aiming it directly at the two women after she was allegedly insulted over her appearance. 'You got them crazy eyes!' the budding rapper shouted at the driver, moments before the situation took a frightening turn. Just prior to that, the driver - visibly agitated - shut the car's center console, revealing a firearm in her right hand while holding a cellphone in the other, which appeared to be connected to an ongoing call. 'You're harassing me,' the driver said, turning wide-eyed toward Celess in the backseat. 'Get out of my vehicle right now.' 'I am not harassing you,' Celess calmly responds, recording the confrontation, which she later posted to her Instagram page. 'Get out of my vehicle!' the driver yells again, gripping her phone. The call operator on the line attempted to de-escalate the situation: '911 ma'am, what is your address?' 'She doesn't want to get out of my vehicle!' the driver shouts, as Celess calmly interjects, 'No, she just pulled a gun.' The woman behind the wheel continues screaming, 'Get out of my vehicle, you are no longer in the ride! Get out! Get out of my vehicle right now!' Celess, slowly backing away, calls out again, 'She has crazy eyes,' as she exits the car. The driver then reacts instantly, raising her firearm toward the rapper and her friend - just inches from Celess's phone camera. 'Oooh, ooh,' Celess exclaims, stepping back. 'She wanted to do it anyway, she wants to,' she says while walking to the back of the car to snap a photo of the driver's license plate. 'Don't worry, you're going to go viral,' she calls back at the driver, who speeds off in rage, the rear passenger door slamming shut from the force. The up-and-coming rapper later told WSVN the ride turned terrifying after she tried to give directions. 'I said, "Hey, the turn is right here. You're going to make a left,"' Celess recalled. 'And she was in the middle lane and she was like, "Oh, you don't have to tell me. That's what I have a GPS for." It just escalated so quickly.' Becoming emotional, Celess told the local outlet that during the terrifying moment, she could only think of her four-year-old son. 'I was just thinking about my son. I wanted to…,' she said, her voice trailing off. 'I just never expected anything like this to happen.' Celess captioned her viral post 'An @uber driver just pulled a gun out on us. Help us get her off the streets before she potentially harms another passenger.' Uber has since responded to the video, revoking the driver's access to the app while the company investigates. 'This is extremely concerning. We removed the driver's access to the app and are continuing to investigate,' a spokesperson said. No injuries were reported and no arrests have been made as of now. Meanwhile, Carlos Dominguez, an attorney for Celess and the other passenger, told WSVN that they intend to pursue legal action against Uber for what he described as an alleged instance of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. 'I would argue that the Uber driver was extremely aggressive, and the reaction of pulling a gun was extremely excessive,' Dominguez stated. 'You know, emotions can sometimes spur out of control because of a simple disagreement, but those disagreements do not necessitate a firearm to be pointed at you.'
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Terrifying moment Florida Uber driver pulls gun on female rapper who insulted her appearance
What began as a routine Uber ride in South Florida spiraled into a harrowing confrontation when a driver pulled a gun on a female rapper and her friend during a heated exchange caught on camera. The disturbing incident involved rapper Krissy Celess - also known by her stage name Bomb A** Krissy - who was riding with a friend in Hollywood, Florida, on Tuesday when tensions with their Uber driver escalated into a dangerous encounter. A video of the confrontation, which has since gone viral, shows the unidentified driver pulling a firearm and aiming it directly at the two women after she was allegedly insulted over her appearance. 'You got them crazy eyes!' the budding rapper shouted at the driver, moments before the situation took a frightening turn. Just prior to that, the driver - visibly agitated - shut the car's center console, revealing a firearm in her right hand while holding a cellphone in the other, which appeared to be connected to an ongoing call. 'You're harassing me,' the driver says, turning wide-eyed toward Celess in the backseat. 'Get out of my vehicle right [expletive] now.' 'I am not harassing you,' Celess calmly responds, recording the confrontation, which she later posted to her Instagram page. 'Get out of my vehicle!' the driver yells again, gripping her phone. The call operator on the line attempted to de-escalate the situation: '911 ma'am, what is your address?' 'She doesn't want to get out of my vehicle!' the driver shouts, as Celess calmly interjects, 'No, she just pulled a gun.' The woman behind the wheel continues screaming, 'Get out of my vehicle, you are no longer in the ride! Get out! Get out of my vehicle right now!' Celess, slowly backing away, calls out again, 'She has crazy eyes,' as she exits the car. The driver then reacts instantly, raising her firearm toward the rapper and her friend - just inches from Celess's phone camera. 'Oooh, ooh,' Celess exclaims, stepping back. 'She wanted to do it anyway, she wants to,' she says while walking to the back of the car to snap a photo of the driver's license plate. 'Don't worry, you're going to go viral,' she calls back at the driver, who speeds off in rage, the rear passenger door slamming shut from the force. The up-and-coming rapper later told WSVN the ride turned terrifying after she tried to give directions. 'I said, "Hey, the turn is right here. You're going to make a left,"' Celess recalled. 'And she was in the middle lane and she was like, "Oh, you don't have to tell me. That's what I have a GPS for." It just escalated so quickly.' Becoming emotional, Celess told the local outlet that during the terrifying moment, she could only think of her 4-year-old son. 'I was just thinking about my son. I wanted to…,' she said, her voice trailing off. 'I just never expected anything like this to happen.' Celess captioned her viral post - now with over 74,000 views - 'an @uber driver just pulled a gun out on us. Help us get her off the streets before she potentially harms another passenger.' Uber has since responded to the video, revoking the driver's access to the app while the company investigates. 'This is extremely concerning. We removed the driver's access to the app and are continuing to investigate,' a spokesperson said. No injuries were reported and no arrests have been made as of now. Meanwhile, Carlos Dominguez, an attorney for Celess and the other passenger, told WSVN that they intend to pursue legal action against Uber for what he described as an alleged instance of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. 'I would argue that the Uber driver was extremely aggressive, and the reaction of pulling a gun was extremely excessive,' Dominguez stated. 'You know, emotions can sometimes spur out of control because of a simple disagreement, but those disagreements do not necessitate a firearm to be pointed at you.'
