In a criminal case related to the Uber shooting, Sult last month pleaded guilty to battery with use of a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm at or into an occupied vehicle. He\u2019s likely to be sentenced on May 10.<\/p>\n
Sult was initially charged with attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, and discharging a gun at\/into a vehicle.<\/p>\n
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Barlow\u2019s lawsuit claims that Eyraud and Uber breached their duties to protect her when the company \u201chired, contracted and\/or retained unqualified individuals they knew or should have known presented a risk of harm to their passengers,\u201d the Las Vegas Review-Journal <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWhen contacted about the lawsuit, an Uber spokesperson told the Review-Journal<\/em> that the \u201creported details of this incident are terrifying.\u201d The representative wouldn\u2019t comment on pending litigation.<\/p>\nUber cars provide an emergency button for riders and drivers, available help from company agents, and GPS tracking, the spokesperson added when discussing company safety precautions.<\/p>\n
Murder Case<\/h2>\n
Sult is also a defendant in an unrelated fatal shooting in North Las Vegas last September 5. He was charged with open murder and possession of a firearm with an altered serial number.<\/p>\n
The victim was Martavis Carpenter, 21, of North Las Vegas. Carpenter was shot multiple times before his body was found near Civic Center Drive and Venus Avenue.<\/p>\n
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Sult was with two other people when the shooting took place. He was arrested by the FBI on September 15. Authorities located a pistol at his residence believed to be the one used to kill Carpenter, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Sult claims he and Carpenter got into a dispute and he only fired shots after Carpenter was a threat to Sult\u2019s life, according to KSNV<\/em>.<\/p>\nCarpenter was armed with a gun when he was shot at, authorities revealed. But it didn\u2019t appear he used the weapon in the altercation with Sult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A woman who was shot and injured on August 15 while in an Uber vehicle in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit. She’s suing the company, her Uber driver, and the confessed shooter, according to recently filed court documents. Tamojanae Barlow\u2019s attorney, Robert Murdock of Las Vegas, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in Clark County […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":268816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,81886],"tags":[83977,13766,85857,82001,85858],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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