Crime & Safety

Lyft Driver Jailed For Alleged Rape In Cobb: Report

Jerome Booze reportedly drove a woman to her apartment complex in Smyrna.

SMYRNA, GA -- A Lyft driver is in jail after admitting to raping a woman in his vehicle in Cobb County, according to news reports.

Jerome Booze picked up a woman from an Atlanta bar and drove her to her place, the Walton Vinings Apartments, in Smyrna. The incident occurred in the parking lot, according to WAGA-TV.

Booze is in the Cobb County Detention Center, according to records from the Cobb Sheriff's Office.

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