LA Man Charged In North Texas Carjacking

A Louisiana man has been arrested in East Texas for allegedly kidnapping and robbing an Uber driver who picked him up in Bedford. Richard James Darby is accused of putting a knife to the driver’s throat and ordering him out of the vehicle. Darby was later located and arrested after he abandoned the vehicle in a ditch in Gregg County. He’s charged with aggravated robbery, unauthorized use of a vehicle and resisting arrest.