A 39-year-old man faces six criminal charges, including two felonies, after he allegedly groped a female Lyft driver during a ride from Canton, scattered cash inside the Marietta Diner on Cobb Parkway, tried to pay off responding officers and then threatened to kill a cop and his family.

Marietta Police arrested Latrell Wilbert around 3 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, at the Marietta Diner, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. He is being held without bond at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. Police also discovered he had an outstanding warrant from Cobb Police for aggravated assault.

Officer Chuck McPhilamy, a Marietta Police Department spokesperson, described the incident as "something that sounds like a script from a movie."

What police say happened

Wilbert called a Lyft for a ride from Canton to the Marietta Diner. During the trip, he allegedly cursed at the female driver, touched her throat and groped her. He told her he had a gun and drugs, though police later found neither on him.

Before exiting the vehicle, Wilbert offered the driver $1,000 to come inside the diner with him. She refused and drove away. She reported the incident to Lyft but did not immediately call police because she was afraid.

Inside the diner, security footage captured Wilbert appearing intoxicated, dropping large amounts of cash on the floor multiple times and handing money to customers and employees.

Staff called police when Wilbert refused to leave. Officers arrived and found him cordial. He admitted he had been drinking and said he had called a ride, so they left. The diner called police a second time after Wilbert grew more belligerent.

The Lyft driver calls 911

The driver continued working her shift before discovering Wilbert had left his phone in her car. Her family encouraged her to call 911, and dispatch directed her to Marietta Police headquarters.

Officers asked her to return to the diner, where she immediately identified Wilbert as her passenger. He had given police a false name and date of birth.

Bribery attempt and threats

When officers moved to arrest him, Wilbert pulled a stack of cash from his pocket and offered it to them, saying "Here, so I can walk it off," and asking "How much?" Officers declined.

Even after paying for food, tipping staff and handing out cash inside the restaurant, officers inventoried more than $8,000 on Wilbert during booking.

Once placed in the back of a patrol car, Wilbert threatened to kill the officer and the officer's family.

Charges

Wilbert faces charges of sexual battery, disorderly conduct/abusive words, providing a false name and date of birth to officers, felony terroristic threats and felony bribery. He was also found in violation of his probation.

McPhilamy advised rideshare drivers to have a safety plan if a passenger seems threatening, such as pulling over at a well-lit gas station or getting to the drop-off location as quickly as possible.