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Florida Man Whines About His Ruined Reputation After Pulling Gun On Uber Driver

Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:54 am
Posted by hikingfan
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Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:54 am
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Police in Milton, Florida arrested a man after he pulled a gun on an Uber driverearlier this week who was dropping his daughter off. Sean Hollonbeck forced the driver out of the car and onto the ground and has since been charged with false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a weapon, WEAR News reports. After pulling him out of the car, Hollonbeck reportedly forced the driver to lie down in the roadway, show his driver’s license so he could photograph it, and allow him to photograph his license plate, his Uber account and the address where he picked up Hollonbeck’s daughter.

As it turned out, the 13-year-old snuck out of the house Saturday night and took an Uber to Pensacola, about 30 minutes away. When he discovered she’d snuck out, he reportedly called both the Santa Rosa County and Escambia County sheriff’s offices, but didn’t get much help from either department. So when she got back home, he made the only logical decision and pulled a gun on the completely innocent Uber driver.


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“That vehicle was completely unmarked. In my mind this was not good, right?” he told WEAR News. “And everybody knows what’s going on in this country with fentanyl and child trafficking and rape. Terrible stuff.”

He also really wants people to know he’s a veteran, saying, “I served 31 years, I was an Army doctor, I trained as a Navy flight surgeon, I served with the 7th Special Forces Group, I served with the 160th. I served six tours.” That, of course, only makes things worse since he’s not some yokel who’s never been taught the rules of firearm safety or when it’s appropriate to pull a gun on someone.

“The vast majority of this story has not been presented to the public whatsoever. And the vast majority of this is related to parental rights,” he said, later adding, “In this country, you’re innocent until proven guilty. If it goes to trial, I look forward to it because I want to get 12 moms and dads on that jury and judge if what I did was fair — because I called for law enforcement, and I didn’t get them.”

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This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 11:01 am
Posted by faraway
Member since Nov 2022
2294 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:59 am to
to be fair, a 13 year old probably should be allowed to uber that way. he overreacted but that's a terrible position to be in.
Posted by TROLA
BATON ROUGE
Member since Apr 2004
12565 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:59 am to
Sounds like his paranoia is going to get him some jail time or at the very least, a lot lighter in the wallet
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
Member since Mar 2013
20608 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:01 am to
LOCK HIM UP!
LOCK HIM UP!
LOCK HIM UP!

Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
151102 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:09 am to
13 years old?!?





It’s a bad look, but the one thing I understand that he said was that the car wasn’t marked as an Uber driver. So in his mind this was some dude with his 13 year old daughter in the car. Pulling the gun on him was a little much, but still a tough situation to deal with.
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 11:11 am
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:11 am to
Overreacted, but I understand his predicament.
Posted by Shiftyplus1
Regret nothing that made you smile
Member since Oct 2005
13410 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:12 am to
He saw his daughter pull up in a car, sitting in the back seat, and his first impression was "She's being sex-trafficked by fentanyl addicted child-slavers!"? I could MAYBE understand if he saw them driving away, but what kind of kidnapper casually pulls up to the house and let's the girl get out of the back on her own? There's no way he doesn't know what Uber is, and I'm pretty positive the driver was telling him that's what he was. This guy was on drugs, or is mentally unfit to own firearms.
Posted by Street Hawk
Member since Nov 2014
3467 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:20 am to
He is seeking sympathy and empathy for himself but shows none for the driver he traumatized. Where is the apology for the driver who did nothing wrong? Being a concerned parent doesn't make it OK to hurt others.

He insisted on people knowing he is a veteran but he should have also insisted that an apology make it into the interview.
Posted by 14&Counting
Eugene, OR
Member since Jul 2012
37843 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:40 am to
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“The vast majority of this story has not been presented to the public whatsoever. And the vast majority of this is related to parental rights,” he said, later adding, “In this country, you’re innocent until proven guilty. If it goes to trial, I look forward to it because I want to get 12 moms and dads on that jury and judge if what I did was fair — because I called for law enforcement, and I didn’t get them.”


That gives him the right to pull a loaded gun and assault an innocent Uber driver? All feeling sorry for himself never mind he terrorized the Uber driver. He's an a-hole who serves to face the consequences
Posted by Bard
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Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:45 am to
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he pulled a gun on an Uber driverearlier this week who was dropping his daughter off. Sean Hollonbeck forced the driver out of the car and onto the ground


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As it turned out, the 13-year-old snuck out of the house Saturday night and took an Uber to Pensacola, about 30 minutes away. When he discovered she’d snuck out, he reportedly called both the Santa Rosa County and Escambia County sheriff’s offices, but didn’t get much help from either department. So when she got back home, he made the only logical decision and pulled a gun on the completely innocent Uber driver.


I'm not sure I would even consider this an over-reaction. You wake up to find your 13yr old missing from her room, call the police, they do nothing, but then she shows up later with some stranger just dropping her off?

It sucks for both the driver and the father, but when you strip away all the pearl-clutching it comes down to this all being the girl's fault for sneaking out in the first place. None of this happens had she not done that.
Posted by Shiftyplus1
Regret nothing that made you smile
Member since Oct 2005
13410 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:48 am to
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the vast majority of this is related to parental rights,” he said


No dude, it's related to you not controlling your child, pulling a firearm on an unarmed man, and forcing him to lie facedown on your driveway while you hold a gun to his head so you can take pics of his license. Driver must have been shitting himself. He's gonna be fricked up for a long while after this.
Posted by 75503Tiger
Member since Sep 2015
4255 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:02 pm to
New Headline “Bad Parent Makes Yet Another Bad Decision”
Posted by MoarKilometers
Member since Apr 2015
18250 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:04 pm to
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In this country, you’re innocent until proven guilty

Odd he didn't treat the uber driver this way.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
30525 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:24 pm to
Army doctor AND Navy flight surgeon? I'm going to go ahead and throw the bullshite flag on this one.
Posted by STLDawg
The Lou
Member since Apr 2015
3774 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:28 pm to
There’s a way to be a protective father without being an idiot.
Posted by Donkus
Shreveport
Member since Feb 2013
657 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:37 pm to
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And everybody knows what’s going on in this country with fentanyl and child trafficking and rape.


Yes because child traffickers bring the kid home and rapists make them sit in the backseat away from touch.
Posted by AUstar
Member since Dec 2012
17110 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:20 pm to
This is the 2nd recent story where Uber has gotten people fricked over. The first was that old man who was being harassed by scammers and the scammers called an Uber driver to go to his house.

Now we have an Uber driver picking up a 13 year old runaway and causing the driver to get guns pulled on him by a pissed off dad.

Uber really needs to revise some of its policies. It's almost like they thought about none of these issues before going live with their business. A driver should never be picking up an unaccompanied minor.
Posted by LSUGrrrl
Frisco, TX
Member since Jul 2007
33815 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:24 pm to
I’m guessing he thought the Uber driver was actually some perv who took his daughter out instead of just giving her a ride home?
Posted by LRB1967
Tennessee
Member since Dec 2020
16231 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:25 pm to
He needs to put some consequences in place for his daughter instead of pulling a gun on the Uber driver.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
124931 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:05 pm to
Need pics of father and driver.

I can totally understand being overprotective and worried with a 13yo daughter and just losing it on someone who you might think has done her harm
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