UBER TROUBLE
Who are Uber girls Malaysia King and Arna Kimiai who allegedly attacked their driver?
A PAIR of California women have been accused of assaulting an Uber driver, when he asked them to wear a face mask during a ride in San Francisco.
Footage from the incident that has gone viral, before he pulled over and asked them to leave the vehicle.
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Who are Uber girls Malaysia King and Arna Kimiai?
driver Subhakar Khadka picked up Arna Kimiai, 24, Malaysia King, 24 and another woman in at around 12.45 pm on Sunday, March 7, 2021.
The two women refused to wear a face covering when Khdka asked them to and started yelling at the driver.
What have they been accused of?
The two women are accused of harassing Uber driver Khadka when they were asked to wear a .
Khadka decided to cancel the ride so the two women got furious.
Kimiai started shouting at the him, "F*** the masks!"
Footage recorded inside the Uber, shows King, coughing and shouting at Khadka.
Kimiai proceeds to grab his phone from the centre dash and violently rip the mask off his face.
According to police the women also used pepper spray inside the car.
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Why did they do it?
The two women got furious when Khadka requested they wore a face mask otherwise he wouldn't continue with the ride.
After the video footage was released, , where she appears topless.
She said: "And he lucky as hell I ain't have nothing on me
"'Cause if he would have played with me, bruh, it would've been a whole different story."
She continued by saying she is planning to sue Uber and concluded with "That’s why I take Lyft."
Interestingly, car service Lyft also banned her from using the service.
They tweeted: "Although this incident did not involve the Lyft platform, the unacceptable treatment of the driver in this video compelled us to permanently remove the rider from the Lyft community.
"Driving in a pandemic is not easy. Please wear a mask, respect one another, and be a good person."
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Have they been arrested?
Malaysia King, 24, has been arrested by Las Vegas Police, on a warrant for assault with a caustic chemical, assault and battery, conspiracy and violation of health and safety code.
Meanwhile Arna Kimiai plans to turn herself in, according to her lawyers.
Lt Tracy McCray said in a statement: "We’re glad to hear that Ms Kimiai intends to do the right thing and turn herself into the nearest law enforcement agency, and we hope it happens promptly."
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"The behavior captured on video in this incident showed a callous disregard for the safety and wellbeing of an essential service worker in the midst of a deadly pandemic.
"We take this conduct very seriously in San Francisco, and we’re committed to ensuring that justice is done in this case."
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