Mebane ‘Lyft’ Driver Charged With Indecent Liberties With A Child Passenger

On Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 8:14 p.m., Alamance County Deputies received a report of an open line to 911. The call originally was answered by Orange County Communications. Orange County quickly determined the caller was possibly in a moving vehicle entering Alamance County from Orange County. The call was then transferred to Alamance County Central Communications. Alamance Telecommunicators immediately advised Alamance County Deputies of the open line.

Deputies got the caller’s number from Alamance Communications and initiated a text exchange. Deputies learned the call was from one of three (3) passengers in a Lyft vehicle heading to an address in Alamance County. The caller was reporting that the driver of the Lyft vehicle was asking personal questions and had touched the leg of an 11-year-old child in the car.

Deputies met the victims at their destination and conducted interviews. The victims identified the suspect as Miguel Angel Rodriguez. Mr. Rodriguez was arrested and transported to the Alamance County Detention Center.

More charges are possible pending further investigation.

Name:                         Miguel Angel Rodriguez        W/M/56

Address:                      507 Giles St, Mebane, N.C.

Charges:                      1ct: Misdemeanor Assault on a Minor Less than 12 years old

                                    1ct: Felony Indecent Liberties with a Child-Immoral

Bond:                          $30,000 secured