Police Charge Suspect In Richfield Lyft Robbery

A man has been arrested and charged for robbing a Lyft driver at gunpoint in Richfield. Fontain Taylor, 25, of Minneapolis, was arrested Feb. 2 and now faces a first-degree robbery charge.

A driver for the transportation service Lyft told police he was robbed Jan 9. after his vehicle was blocked by a motorist in front of him at West 70th Street and Queen Avenue in Richfield, the Sun Current reported:

The victim reported around 9 p.m. that the other vehicle, which contained three or four individuals, came to a stop in front of him, with the front passenger of the other vehicle exiting and demanding the victim’s belongings at gun point. The victim relinquished his wallet and cell phone.

Hours after the robbery, the victim learned one of his credit cards was used at a nearby Walgreens and SuperAmerica. A SuperAmerica Rewards card belonging to Taylor’s girlfriend was also used during the transaction at the gas station, according to charges.

Minneapolis police officers say they later located a BB gun owned by Taylor that matched the description of the weapon used in the alleged robbery.

Read much more at the Sun Current.

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