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Pasco deputies locate kidnapping suspect following suspicious incident during Uber ride

Pasco deputies locate kidnapping suspect following suspicious incident during Uber ride
Pasco deputies searching for kidnapping suspect following suspicious incident during Uber ride
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Pasco County deputies have located a kidnapping suspect Wednesday night.

Officials were searching for John Geary, the registered owner and Uber driver from a suspicious incident that happened Wednesday morning.

At 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, in the area of Trinity Blvd. in New Port Richey, an Uber passenger called 911 regarding a physical altercation with a hidden passenger in the Uber. The victim said the hidden passenger was stowed away under a blanket in the backseat.

The victim left the silver 2021 Honda Accord and took a photo of the license plate: 47ABIS.

Deputies located Geary and said he is being cooperative.

Additional evidence is being reviewed and the investigation is ongoing.

Deputies said no arrest has been made, at this time.