A Monaca man who is, according to online resources, an assistant professor at Penn State Beaver, has been accused of harassing and holding two women in his vehicle against their will while driving for Uber early Saturday morning. Richard Lomotey, 36, is charged with two counts each of kidnapping, false imprisonment and harassment.
While transporting the women from Homewood to Penn Hills around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Mr. Lomotey began to drive away from the route on his Uber app, according to the criminal complaint by Pittsburgh police. One of the women told police that during this ride, Mr. Lomotey made comments to both passengers about how good they looked, according to the complaint. He then proceeded to tell them that he was single and wanted to “get with them,” the complaint stated. When Mr. Lomotey arrived at the intersection of South Homewood and Penn avenues, he pulled to the side of the road and put the vehicle in park, according to the complaint. Then he locked the vehicle and told both women “you’re not going anywhere,” the complaint stated.