From the Dallas Morning News

Dallas police arrested a 34-year-old Lyft driver Saturday for allegedly raping a woman who he picked up last weekend in Uptown.

Police found Loai Faheem Laila, of Coppell, hiding in his brother’s garage. He has been charged with sexual assault. He is being held in the Dallas County Jail. A detective wrote in a search warrant affidavit that a tipster told police that Laila intended to flee the country.

Laila remained in Dallas County jail Monday. His bail has been set at $1 million.

The victim told police that she had been at a bar in Uptown and became separated from her friend around 3 a.m. Nov. 7 in the 2900 block of McKinney Avenue.

The woman canceled the ride on her phone at some point. The man worked for Lyft, but hadn’t accepted a ride in the system since Halloween, KXAS-TV (NBC5) reported.

She told police she ordered a ride from an app-based service, according to court records. A man in a black Chevrolet Tahoe rolled up and picked her up. She sat in the front passenger seat.

After a short distance, Laila allegedly began to inappropriately touch the woman. She resisted, and he pulled onto a “dark side street,” where he raped her in the back of the Tahoe, police said in court records.

Laila allegedly dropped the woman off after the assault at a gas station in the 4100 block of the N. Central Expressway. The woman, who was bruised from the attack, called police and had a sexual assault examination at a hospital.

Detectives zeroed in on Laila after a tip. Police said the woman identified Laila, who matched the initial suspect description, as her attacker in a photo lineup, police said.

A Lyft representative said Laila was removed as a Lyft driver when the company learned of his arrest, NBC5 reported.

Police took DNA swabs from him. He has no known criminal history excluding an unrelated misdemeanor warrant out of Carrollton, police said.

Laila declined a jailhouse interview request Monday. He does not have an attorney listed in his jail log.

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