A man is being held in the Travis County Jail after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman during a Lyft rideshare service in May. According to court documents, Maurys Medruga-Mesa was driving a vehicle under the name "Jorge" when he picked up a woman in Austin. Medruga-Mesa allegedly made inappropriate comments about the woman's appearance after she entered the car.
During the Lyft ride, Medruga-Mesa reportedly locked the car's doors and forced the woman into the front seat, refusing to continue driving until she complied. Court documents state that he then assaulted her multiple times, acknowledging during the attack that he was "making a mistake."
