COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - An Albuquerque man is facing aggravated robbery and kidnapping charges after Colorado Springs police say he forced an Uber driver and passenger to leave a vehicle at gunpoint.
According to the arrest affidavit obtained by KRDO13, police say 36-year-old Reggie Clark crashed a white Lexus car along Lake Avenue in the Broadmoor neighborhood on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 7.
Then a blue BMW Uber, which was taking a man to the airport, came upon the crash.
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According to the Uber passenger, he was on his way to the Colorado Springs Airport from the Broadmoor Hotel in a ride share when they saw debris in the roadway and a wrecked vehicle.
According to arrest records, the driver stopped around 30 to 50 feet behind the crash and the passenger got out to check on the suspect. The suspect in the wrecked car, Clark, allegedly told the passenger he had already called police.
The passenger of the Uber then went back to the car and called 911. Arrest records say Clark then got out of the wrecked car and fled on foot, turning a corner. When Clark came back around the corner, he was holding a gun.
That is when the passenger and driver of the Uber say Clark started pointing the gun at the them. Arrest records say the Uber driver tried to escape, but ended up in a ditch. They say Clark then went to the driver's side and told the Uber driver to get out of the car.
Arrest records say Clark then got into the car and fled the scene. The passenger of the car said he left his stuff inside the car, including a cashmere outer coat, an iPad, AirPods, an iPhone 16 and a carry-on suitcase.
The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says they had received a call just before 5 a.m. of a crash, and went sent to a robbery call around 6:30 a.m.
CSPD says when they were on scene, they learned the BMW that Clark had allegedly stolen could be tracked, and they found it outside city limits in the southern end of the state. Arrest records say CSPD then coordinated with other agencies including Colorado State Patrol (CSP) to find the car.
CSP located the car south of Pueblo and started a pursuit, according to the arrest affidavit. CSP then performed a "forced stop method" and ended the pursuit. Clark was then taken into custody, and CSP says they found a loaded firearm in the car.
Arrest records say around 8:30 a.m., Clark's aunt contacted CSPD and said her nephew had stolen her car, but did not want to press charges, according to Albuquerque police.
CSPD obtained a photo of Clark from the aunt and was able to confirm with CSP that it was the driver of the stolen BMW.
Clark is facing the following charges:
That's in addition to charges of vehicular eluding, driving under a suspended license, and fugitive from justice from Clark's run-in with CSP.
Clark is currently being held in the Pueblo County Detention Center.
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