ST, PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Police arrested Jose Antonio Canales Sanchez, 51, and charged him with sexual battery and false imprisonment.

St. Petersburg Uber Driver Arrested For Sexual Assault Of Woman In Parking Lot

ST, PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Police arrested Jose Antonio Canales Sanchez, 51, and charged him with sexual battery and false imprisonment.
Jose Antonio Canales Sanchez, 51 (SPPD)

ST, PETERSBURG, Fla. – St. Petersburg Police arrested Uber driver Jose Antonio Canales Sanchez, 51, and charged him with sexual battery and false imprisonment.

According to police on Wednesday, at 6:24 a.m., Uber driver Canales Sanchez picked up a 32-year-old woman in his vehicle.

Before reaching her designated destination, Canales Sanchez pulled over into a parking lot.

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He entered the backseat of the vehicle where the woman was sitting and began undressing her against her will and touching her private parts.

Police say the woman was able to fight him off and escape.

Canales Sanchez was arrested Wednesday afternoon and booked into the Pinellas County Jail.

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