A Chicago cab driver was arrested this week after a female passenger said she fell asleep in the back of his car and woke up to him sexually assaulting her.
Tajamul Hussain Syed, 23, was arrested Thursday driving his cab in Evanston, Illinois.
He now faces criminal sexual assault charges and is being held on $250,000 bail as of Saturday, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Behind bars: 23-year-old cab driver Tajamul Syed is being held on $250,000 bail for allegedly sexually assaulting a female passenger who fell asleep in the back of his carAccording to prosecutors, Syed picked up a female passenger in the early hours of November 1 after she spent Halloween night celebrating with a friend.
The woman says she fell asleep in the car and the next thing she remembers was waking up to find her costume pants pulled down and Syed sexually assaulting her.
She says she pushed him off her, got out of the cab and ran home.
Cabbie: Syed was arrested while driving his cab in Evanston, Illinois Thursday. He worked for 303 Taxi (above picture not his cab)Both the victim and her friend were able to identify Syed.
He works for 303 Taxi. When he was arrested, his car was impounded so that it could be searched for possible evidence.
Syed’s next hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
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