COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A Cobb County man is facing sex crime charges after he was accused of performing a sex act inside a rideshare.
According to arrest warrants, Edip Ovidio Juarez was a passenger in the backseat of a Lyft earlier this month when he committed a sex act.
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The female driver pulled over and ran out of the car to get help, warrants say.
When a man tried chasing Juarez, he is accused of pulling out a gun and pointing it at the man.
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Police caught up with him and took him into custody. He is charged with public indecency, aggravated assault and gun possession charges.
According to jail records, Juarez has been released on a $22,000 bond.
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