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Two Americans Students They were closed in Denmark for alleged dispute in Uber while traveling for a spring vacation.
Owen Ray, 19 and an unnamed friend, both US nationals, traveled when the couple traveled were detained At the Copenhagen airport on April 1, according to Ray’s family. Ray, a student at Miami University in Ohi, studied abroad and visited Denmark while he was on spring rest.
“Owen Ray and a friend were victims of unprotected verbal and physical attack Uber driver In Denmark, “spokesman Ray’s Family told Fox News Digital.” They did nothing to encourage the attack. ”
Owen Ray smiled in a undated photo. Ray and his friend were arrested at the Copenhagen Airport after allegedly dispute with the driver of Uber while traveling for a spring vacation. (The kindness of the Ray family)
The University of Miami in Ohi did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
March 31 Ray and his friend were in Uber when Ray allegedly entered the wrong address in the Uber app and asked the driver if he and his friend could get out of the vehicle, said his mother Sara Buchen-Ray Fox 32 Chicago.
The situation quickly escalated and the Uber driver threatens Call the police And hitting Raya in the groin, according to Buchen-Ray. Ray allegedly pushed the driver of Uber to Earth, and the couple fled.
“They returned to the hotel,” Buchen-Ray said. “They had flights to leave it the next morning, so they cleaned at the hotel.”
The next day two students were arrested by local police upon arrival in Copenhagen Airport Let’s get home.
“We invite the Danish authorities to recognize Owen’s innocence and immediately let him go,” a spokesman for Fox News Digital told the family. “Our family is broken and we want our son to celebrate Easter with us this week.”
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Owen Ray smiled in a undated photo. Ray and his friend were arrested at the Copenhagen Airport after allegedly dispute with the driver of Uber while traveling for a spring vacation. (The kindness of the Ray family)
Later that day, two students appeared in court and accused of a usual attack, police Copenhagen confirmed to Fox News Digital. Ray and his friend were sentenced to 10 days of the estimated custody, which was extended to April 24.
“We are aware of the media reports of two American citizens detained in Denmark,” American State Department said In a Fox News Digital statement. “The staff of our Embassy in Copenhagen provides consular assistance. The department has no greater priority than US citizens’ safety and security.”
Ray’s headquarters based in Denmark did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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“The safety of everyone who uses the Uber application is a major priority, and we take reports of violence very seriously,” Uber said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “The driver reported to Uber that he was attacked by two riders later arrested by Danish police.”
Fox News Digital’s Digital’s Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.
