SANDY, Utah — A 26-year-old rideshare driver from South Salt Lake is facing several charges, including aggravated kidnapping and object rape, after he allegedly wouldn't let a female passenger out of his vehicle.
Alejandro Rendon Segovia was arrested on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after the alleged incident.
According to court documents, on August 30 at around 4:47 a.m., Sandy police were called to a report of a missing person. When officers arrived, they spoke with friends of the victim who shared how they had originally brought her to their home before a Lyft was called to take the victim's Sandy home.
When the Lyft ride arrived, the witnesses told officers it was driven by "Alejandro," and according to the app, the ride had finished at the victim's home.
Investigators reached out to the victim's mother, who lived in the same home and had a video surveillance system that did not observe any activity around the front porch at the supposed drop-off time.
At around 8:18 a.m., officers at the victim's home reported that the victim had walked up to the home from an unknown location. The victim didn't wish to speak with the police at the time. However, later the same day, the victim and her family reached out to detectives to give an accord of what happened.
The victim said she had a very limited memory of what happened or how she got into the back seat. The victim told officers that at one point, she remembers the ride stopping in what seemed to be a school parking lot so the driver could smoke a cigarette.
It was during the first stop that the victim stated she realized she needed to get home and got into the front seat of the vehicle. At this point, investigators say Segovia started acting erratically, hitting himself and yelling in Spanish.
The victim stated she was terrified and asked Segovia to pull over in a random neighborhood. Segovia eventually convinced the victim, who had gotten out of the car, to get back inside to be taken home.
During the drive, detectives say, Segovia continued to drive recklessly on the roadway, swerving and continuously yelling in Spanish. The victim said she told Segovia to let her out again, and Segovia slowed down to allow her out.
The victim estimated it took her around 15 minutes to walk home from where she was dropped off.
When the victim was taken to the hospital for an exam, she was found to have bruises on both her left and right legs, including a bruise to her right inner thigh. The victim also had visible abrasions.
On Wednesday, Segovia was arrested and ordered to give his DNA, although he allegedly refused to comply with the order and had to be forced to give samples.
