Passenger refuses to exit Lyft and threatens driver, Clearwater FL


A passenger in a Lyft vehicle refused to exit and threatened to assault the driver. The situation escalated and moved to a nearby Dunkin' Donuts location with multiple 911 calls made.
Audio|Source: Pinellas County Sheriff and EMS, Clearwater / St. Petersburg Police
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Transcript:
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He originally came in from the complaint who is a passenger in this lift. His name is (name withheld). His name is (name withheld).
00:10
He's obsessed if the lift driver was refusing to take him to a destination.
00:16
No weapons involved.
00:18
The driver is going to be a white male, 50 to 60 years old, wearing a gray shirt and tan shorts.
00:23
(Name withheld) is refusing to get out of the vehicle.
00:26
I look like we also received calls from the driver.
00:30
in reference to the same information.
00:35
They called,
00:36
the original complaint in (name withheld) called several times.
00:40
He even mentioned taking a pill and shaking to one of our call takers, so he's possibly code two.
00:47
Now we're taking a third call from a customer at Dunkin' Donuts so that they're escalating.
00:56
Looks like the complaining (name withheld) is threatening to beat up the road driver now.
01:03
Passengers will be a or (name withheld) is going to be a blackmail in its early 26 foot, 120 pounds with dreadlocks.
01:09
Lasting wearing a t-shirt and jeans with a baseball cap.
01:13
Still trying to get further 1555.
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453.3.3.
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5 through Charlie.
01:21
Do you want to move my call over to the D3 spring? We could take that Dr. Donald's call for this morning.
01:27
And four through Charlie, I'm looking nowhere. I'm looking nowhere.
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Clearwater, FL
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