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.
: ARNA KIMIAI the woman seen coughing on Uber Driver Subhakar Khadka has finally turned herself into @SFPD! This comes after the woman in red Malaysia King was arrested in Las Vegas on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/iuSStiZa59 Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) March 15, 2021
She faces charges of first degree robbery, battery on a transit employee and conspiracy to commit a crime.
SFPD says it worked with the Las Vegas Police Department to apprehend 24-year-old Malaysia King.
Another suspect, 24-year-old Arna Kimiai, has yet to be arrested but told SFPD through her legal counsel that she would be turning herself in. We re glad to hear that Ms. Kimiai intends to do the right thing and turn herself into the nearest law enforcement agency, and we hope it happens promptly, said Lt. Tracy McCray,
Video sent to ABC7 News showed Kimiai, King, and another woman coughing, harassing, and attacking an Uber driver after he asked one of them to wear a mask.
On Tuesday, Subhakar Khadka told us that he feared for his life during the incident and was so traumatized he didn t want to return to work.