Cabbie Charged With False Imprisonment

A New Orleans cab driver is accused of locking a tourist in his cab and demanding a 10% tip on a $33 airport fare. Driver Sohail Kahn was booked on charges of extortion and false imprisonment and the New Orleans Taxicab Regulation Bureau seized his permit after the incident. The passenger, a 57-year-old woman from Texas, called 911 on her cell phone after arguing with the driver for 30 minutes. Deputies said Kahn initially told them the 10% was to cover the credit card transaction fee, but they discovered the company did not have a policy of making customers pay any such fee.