3 escaped inmates put rope around Lyft driver's neck and kidnapped her for 10 hours, police say

Three men who escaped a Georgia jail were arrested Monday in Florida, accused of hijacking a Lyft ride-share and kidnapping the driver after putting a rope around her neck, according to a criminal complaint

Three men who escaped a Georgia jail were arrested Monday in Florida, accused of hijacking a Lyft ride-share and kidnapping the driver after putting a rope around her neck, according to a criminal complaint.

Stevenson Charles, 24, Yusuf Minor, 31, and Naod Yohannes, 25, escaped DeKalb County Jail — roughly 10 miles east of Atlanta — on Sunday, according to the criminal complaint filed in Florida’s Southern District on Tuesday.

In the early hours of Monday, the trio then hailed a Lyft car that the driver later told authorities was requested by a woman, the complaint says. Prosecutors said Minor's girlfriend helped call the Lyft, according to the complaint.

Upon arrival to the requested destination, the Lyft driver unlocked the vehicle for the three men to exit the car, according to the complaint. Instead, one of the men wrapped a rope around her neck from behind, the complaint says.

Prosecutors did not state the driver's name or age.