Uber driver stabbed to death by passenger who posted video of victim dying on Facebook, police say

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Uber driver stabbed to death by passenger who posted video of victim dying on Facebook, police say
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The victim, 54-year-old Yolanda Dillon, was found stabbed several times inside a vehicle and was taken to hospital where she died

Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said Brandon Jacobs, 29,"woke up and decided he was going to kill someone". .An Uber driver was stabbed to death by a passenger"who woke up and decided he was going to kill someone" and posted a video of his victim dying on Facebook, police said.

Brandon Jacobs, 29, of Harvey, Louisiana, New Orleans, carried out the attack in the car park of a Travelodge on the Westbank Expressway. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said the victim, 54-year-old Yolanda Dillon from Marrero, was found stabbed several times inside a vehicle and was taken to hospital where she died.Jacobs was arrested within hours of the stabbing and charged with second-degree murder."His confession basically stated that he woke up yesterday morning and decided he was going to kill someone and decided that was going to be his day," said the sheriff.

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