Suspect in Santa Ana Lyft driver attack arrested

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Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Authorities said 47-year-old Malcolm May was arrested after he attacked a Lyft driver in Santa Ana on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016.
Authorities said 47-year-old Malcolm May was arrested after he attacked a Lyft driver in Santa Ana on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- A man suspected of attacking a female Lyft driver at a Santa Ana gas station has been arrested, according to officials.[br /][br /]Santa Ana police said 47-year-old Malcolm May was taken into custody and booked robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.[br /][Ads /][br /]The violent attack was captured on surveillance images from the Arco gas station near the intersection of Main Street and MacArthur Boulevard on Friday.[br /][br /]The Lyft driver, who Eyewitness News has only identified as Terri, [url HREF="http://abc7.com/news/video-female-lyft-driver-violently-attacked-over-parking-spot-in-oc/1682152/[br /]" TARGET="" REL=""]also managed to capture the vicious onslaught on her cellphone[/url].[br /][br /]Terri said May started yelling at her after she parked crooked. Terri said she apologized and moved her car, but May continued to yell at her.[br /][Ads /][br /]"I accidentally parked a little crooked and I didn't realize it at the time that I was parked so crooked and this man came up to the front of my car, to the front hood and started yelling," Terri recalled.[br /][br /]She said May got out of his vehicle and attacked her.[br /][br /]"I've never even seen this guy before," Terri said. "It was really scary."[br /][br /]Detectives said they received tips from Eyewitness News viewers after our initial report aired and their information proved valuable in their investigation.[br /][br /][b]VIDEO: Female Lyft driver violently attacked over parking spot in Santa Ana[/b][br /][media ID="1682162" /]