Local taxi driver faces multiple sexual misconduct charges
A U-Ride taxi driver arrested for fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct is now facing multiple charges after another woman alleged he solicited sexual favors in exchange for cab rides.
Sid Tutewiler, 43, was arrested after another U-Ride driver reported to police that Tutewiler touched her inappropriately during a ride on Oct. 19. Another report filed filed to police on Oct. 13, detailed another instance where Tutewiler solicited sex in exchange for rides. The driver is charged with two counts of fourth degree criminal sexual conduct. He was arraigned Oct. 19, and remains in the Isabella County Jail on a $150,000 bond.
The woman reported to police that it was common for U-Ride drivers to give rides to other drivers to work for free. When Tutewiler picked up the woman for her shift, she said he made a stop behind Meijer, where Tutewiler told her she could either give him a hand job or walk the rest of the way to work. The woman needed a ride, as she didn't want to catch a cold and be unable to take care of her newborn child.
She didn't want to walk, so she decided to do what Tutewiler wanted, the report says. During that time, Tutewiler grabbed her breast twice, so hard to the point where she needed to remove his hand, the woman told police. She also had to tell the driver twice to remove his hand from inside her pants.
When the two arrived to work, the woman said she washed her hands so hard they were bleeding. Her supervisors told her she needed file a police report.
The second report came from a woman who said Tutewiler asked for sexual favors in lieu of paying him $20 she owed him from the night before. The woman told police Tutewiler came to her house to collect, and while there he touched her breast. The cab driver said he never touched the woman.
Tutewiler will appear in court on Oct. 29 for a probable cause hearing.
