Former Uber driver pleads guilty to robbing Arlington Heights man
Posted April 11, 2017 1:00 am
A former Uber driver pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing items from an Arlington Heights man after she drove him home last September.
Ethel D. Townsend and co-defendant Kevin C. Pitts, both 26, of Country Club Hills, pleaded guilty to theft in exchange for 30 months probation and 30 hours of community service, court records show. They were each ordered to pay $500 in restitution and $704 in fines.
Police say Townsend picked the Arlington Heights man up early on Sept. 6. The man invited Townsend up to his apartment and she accepted. He fell asleep, police said, and Townsend contacted Pitts to come over and rob the man of electronics.
Uber records and surveillance video led to the pair's January arrest, according to police.
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