Neighborhood watch volunteers pull guns on lost Uber driver
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Two Florida neighborhood watch volunteers are facing charges after deputies say they mistook a lost Uber driver for a burglar, pulled guns on him and fired a shot.
Palm Beach County sheriff's officials say driver Roberto Augustin made a food delivery late last Saturday and got lost leaving the neighborhood. Detectives say 36-year-old Dustyn Jenkins and 41-year-old Micah Mercer approached Augustin on a golf cart, drew weapons and Jenkins fired a warning shot.
The Palm Beach Post reports the men told detectives they thought Augustin was a burglar, he acted aggressively and they fired a shot to keep him from fleeing.
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Augustin said he thought the men were robbers. Augustin is from Haiti.
Jenkins and Mercer were charged with aggravated assault and released on bail. Records didn't list a lawyer.