MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) -- Police in Suffolk County say a California woman took a cab from Manhattan to Long Island and then pepper-sprayed the 
driver instead of paying the fare.
The incident started Saturday when Amina Williams, 22-year-old woman from Redwood City, Calif. arranged for the cabbie, Alexandre
Oseimensuo of New Jersey, to drive her from Manhattan to Melville, Long Island.
(Photo Left: Police Mugshot of Amina Williams)
According to the Suffolk police, the two agreed on a fare of $150 but when they got to the Marriot Hotel in Melville, Williams offered $80.
Police say that when Oseimensuo told her to pay the full fare she sprayed him in the eyes with pepper spray.
Williams was charged with assault and unlawful possession of noxious material. She is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on January 8.
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