Meshesha has been prohibited from driver for Uber and the company is cooperating with police, Uber said in a statement. An Uber driver was arrested in Los Angeles Tuesday after he threatened to attack one of his customers with a rock and stole his iPhone, police said. Medhanie Meshesha, 35, picked up the customer Friday and drove him to his destination but the passenger forgot his phone in Meshesha’s car, LAPD officials said. The passenger managed to contact Meshesha and had him drive back – where the customer then asked for another ride and took back his iPhone, police said. During the ride, the customer offered Meshesha a tip for returning the phone, according to police.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 22, 2016 15:03 UTC