Uber Driver Pulls Gun On Woman In Atlantic Beach, Police Say

By Jillian Pikora From Daily Voice

A Roosevelt man working as an Uber driver threatened a passenger with a handgun in Atlantic Beach, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, Aug. 24.

James Watson, 63, displayed a gun and refused to let a 30-year-old woman enter his vehicle near 2035 Ocean Boulevard at 11:43 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, according to detectives.

Fearing for her safety, the victim canceled the ride, and Watson fled the scene, police said. Officers later stopped him near Nassau Expressway and Park Street, where they recovered a handgun during their investigation.

Watson was arrested without further incident and charged with Menacing in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Firearm, authorities said.

He was scheduled for arraignment at First District Court on Sunday, Aug. 24 in Hempstead, according to police.