Uber Driver Arrested for Threatening Customer

On December 5, 2023, at approximately 10:45 PM, Manchester Police responded to Elm and Merrimack Streets for a report of an Uber driver pointing a firearm at a customer.

The customer told police he had requested an Uber home and after the driver picked him up an argument ensued about payment. It was reported that during the argument the driver reached into the glove box, grabbed a gun, and threatened the passenger. At that point the passenger got out of the car and ran. The driver followed him for a short distance and then stopped.

Officers located and stopped the vehicle and identified the driver as 46-year-old Victor Jimenez of Manchester. Jimenez was arrested and charged with Criminal Threatening – conduct w/firearm.