Ride-Share app Lyft fires driver because he was arrested after Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Micajah, who goes by TheJFKReport on social media, shared a screenshot of an email that he allegedly received from ride-share app Lyft. He was driving for the service, and was notified on July 7 that his "account has been deactivated" while the company reviews "a report [it] received specifically alleging that [he was] arrested as part of a violent disturbance of the peace." The email continued to say that Lyft "does not condone or allow behavior that is violent in nature in our community," and that if he does not respond within 24 hours, the company "will move forward with permanent deactivation of your account." The driver was arrested after participating in the January 6 Capitol riot. However, he stated in his tweet about his Lyft ban that "I was never violent nor [am] I facing violent charges. How can a corporation boot me when I was never convicted?" Twitter user @RobertGrulerEsq tweeted about the incident: "Lyft directly interfaces with law enforcement. The question: Is the @TheJusticeDept actively communicating arrest records to companies or are the companies filtering their clients through the data to purge certain individuals?" Reports also indicate that Facebook is similarly purging individuals charged after the Capitol riot.
According to this user's Twitter bio, he resides in Montana. His senators are Democrat Jon Tester and Republican Steve Daines.