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Uber Eats Driver Faces Charges for Attacking Federal Agents

2/12/2026

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Peter Escalante Hernandez, an Uber Eats driver and part-time Caltrans employee, appeared in federal court after allegedly throwing bottles at federal agents and brandishing a fake weapon.
His attorney, Jaya Gupta, argued for his release, citing Hernandez's First Amendment rights to protest.
The judge deemed him a danger and ordered him held in custody.
Hernandez has eight misdemeanors in the past nine months.
Hernandez's arraignment is scheduled for March 3.

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Peter Escalante Hernandez, an Uber Eats driver and part-time Caltrans employee, appeared in federal court after allegedly throwing bottles at federal agents and brandishing a fake weapon.
His attorney, Jaya Gupta, argued for his release, citing Hernandez's First Amendment rights to protest.
The judge deemed him a danger and ordered him held in custody.
Hernandez has eight misdemeanors in the past nine months.
Hernandez's arraignment is scheduled for March 3.