A Utah Judge Dismissed Kidnapping and Assault Charges Against a Lyft Driver
A judge dismissed all three charges against Lyft driver Alejandro Rendon Segovia on October 13, 2026. The charges were aggravated kidnapping, object rape, and obstruction of justice. The dismissal was without prejudice. Prosecutors could file the charges again. The dismissal does not decide whether the allegations are true.
KSL reported that result on October 19. As of November 10, 2026, that report did not include the dismissal order. KSL’s earlier reports on the charges and the text of Utah Rule of Criminal Procedure 25 did not include it either.
The original charges grew out of an August 30, 2025 Lyft trip that the app showed as complete near a young woman’s home in Sandy. She was still missing, according to those charges.
What does a dismissal without prejudice decide?
According to KSL’s October 19 account, deputy district attorney Alberto Becerra filed a motion the previous Monday, October 12, to dismiss the case “in the interests of justice.” The court approved the dismissal the next day, October 13, and all three charges were dismissed without prejudice.
KSL said court documents stated no specific reason for the dismissal. The same documents said Segovia had completed home-confinement monitoring with no violations and had complied with pretrial supervision. Completing that program describes conduct while the case was pending. It does not supply the reason the charges were dismissed.
Utah’s Rule of Criminal Procedure 25, titled “Dismissal without trial,” allows a court to dismiss a prosecution for substantial cause and in furtherance of justice. The rule requires the reasons to be set out in an order and in the minutes. It lists several possible grounds. It does not identify the ground used in this case.
As of November 10, 2026, KSL’s October 19 report, KSL’s earlier reports on the charges, and the text of Rule 25 did not include the dismissal order, a docket number, or a later filing.
The case that began with a missing passenger
The allegations arose from an August 30, 2025 journey arranged by a relative for a 19-year-old woman. KSL’s original court report described an apparent arrival at about 4:18 a.m. in the app, with no corresponding activity on a doorbell camera at the Sandy home. The woman returned home later that morning.
Prosecutors alleged that Segovia had driven near the destination to end the recorded trip while keeping the woman in the vehicle, then continued driving elsewhere. He was charged in September 2025 with aggravated kidnapping and object rape, both first-degree felonies, and obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony.
Those were allegations, not findings of guilt. The dismissal without prejudice belongs in the same account. It leaves the allegations unresolved.
At the time, KSL TV reported that Lyft had removed Segovia from its platform and said it was cooperating with law enforcement. That was the company’s response to the initial allegations. The report does not establish his platform status after the dismissal.
Can a completed trip record resolve the allegations?
The app showed that the trip had been marked complete. A record like that shows when a ride was closed out. It does not show where the passenger got out. Video, witness accounts, or other location records can help with that separate question.
The original charges said the app showed an arrival near the Sandy home while a doorbell camera showed no matching activity. A completed trip record cannot resolve that conflict, or the rest of the allegations.
The dismissal cannot resolve them either. It ends this filing unless prosecutors file again. It is not a trial determination of what happened.
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