Lyft Driver Accused Of Raping Passenger Out Of Jail After Posting $175,000 Bond

A Lyft driver accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious female passenger is no longer in jail after posting bond.

The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Glenroy Cornelius Tannis, was released from Broward County Jail in Florida Wednesday night after posting bonds totaling $175,000, according to court records cited by NBC Miami.

Tannis was arrested on May 23 and is facing two charges of sexual battery on a helpless victim. Part of his release conditions was that he is no longer permitted to work for any ride-share service.

According to the arrest report, Tannis picked up a woman who requested a Lyft ride on Clematis Street in West Palm Beach, Florida, at around 3 a.m. on Jan. 12.

The victim, who was visiting from Wisconsin, had been out socializing and drinking with friends all evening. She had requested to be taken back to an AirBnB apartment in the 2600 block of Northeast First Street in Pompano Beach.

A friend of the victim made sure Tannis and his silver 2016 Ford Explorer matched the description in the Lyft mobile app before the woman got in, the report stated.

The woman fell asleep in the back seat of the SUV during the ride. She woke up groggy and half undressed about an hour later with Tannis allegedly on top of her and forcing her to perform a sex act, according to investigators.

When the woman realized she was near her AirBnB destination, she immediately gathered her things and got out of the vehicle, scampering to the apartment.

She called a friend, cried and told them what had happened. She was told to report the matter to police but had been stunned and inebriated and didn’t know what to do at the time, according to the report.

When she flew home to Milwaukee, she told police what happened and then went to a sexual assault treatment center to collect DNA evidence. She also told the Broward Sheriff’s Office, and detectives later identified Tannis and the SUV.

She flew back to South Florida in March to help with the investigation. She identified Tannis from the photographs presented to her.

The DNA sample proved to be a match with Tannis as well.

Officers tracked down the whereabouts of Tannis. It was only on May 5 when they were able to question the 42-year-old, who gave contradictory accounts of the incident.

Authorities later seized his phone to prove Lyft and GPS data entries conflicted with his story.