Augusta, GA: Man, 26, charged with rape in alleged Lyft assault

Credit: Danny / Any County News · Source: Richmond County Sheriff's Office via WRDW/WAGT, Oct. 13, 2026. Booking photos via WRDW.

AUGUSTA, GA - Bryant Keith Edmonds, 26, was arrested Oct. 8 and charged with one count of rape, according to Richmond County Jail records cited by WRDW/WAGT, after a woman reported a sexual assault tied to a Lyft rideshare.

Deputies say they responded to Paine College Police on Oct. 6. The woman told a deputy that on Sept. 20 she rode in a black Kia Forte via Lyft, recognized the same driver the next night, and alleged he drove behind buildings, forced her down and sexually assaulted her, then drove her home instead of her destination.

An arrest is not a conviction. Everyone is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Charged, not convicted.

Sources: WRDW/WAGT, Oct 13 2026

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