Rideshare driver arrested for raping intoxicated passenger in Thurston County

The passenger’s father discovered the driver sexually assaulting her early Saturday morning, Thurston County Sheriff’s Office says.

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — A rideshare driver was arrested on rape and kidnapping charges after he sexually assaulted an intoxicated female passenger near the Nisqually River, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of a weapons violation near Sixth Avenue Southeast and Old Pacific Highway on Saturday, June 15.

A deputy stopped a driver fleeing from the scene and discovered the driver had been shot.

Detectives determined the rideshare driver fleeing the scene had previously been transporting

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