Woman seen coughing on SF Uber driver in viral video turns herself into police

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Monday, March 15, 2021
Woman seen coughing on SF Uber driver turns herself into police
A woman seen coughing on and verbally attacking a San Francisco Uber driver in a viral video is now in custody, according to city jail records.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A woman seen coughing on and verbally attacking a San Francisco Uber driver in a viral video is now in custody, according to city jail records.

ABC7's Dion Lim broke the news Sunday night that 24-year-old Arna Kimiai turned herself in to SFPD.

She faces charges of first degree robbery, battery on a transit employee and conspiracy to commit a crime.

Her bond is set at $75,000.

A court date has not yet been set, according to the jail record.

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In video of the incident, driver Subhakar Khadka says, "she started taunting me, cursing me, questioning me about being a man. The ladies were even talking about shooting me, calling their cousins to shoot me. They were making fun of my race."

All this, he says, because he asked that she put on a mask, and pulled over to cancel their ride when she refused.

At one point in the video, Kimiai is seen trying to take Khadka's cell phone:

Disturbing video captured the moment California Uber driver Subhakar Khadk was attacked, harassed after asking one of his passengers to wear a mask.