Police in Council Bluffs have arrested a man they say was connected to a Thursday car jacking incident. 31-year old Lloyd Robert Torske, of Council Bluffs, was being held Friday at the Pottawattamie County Jail, on charges of Robbery 2nd Degree, Theft 2nd Degree and Theft 5th Degree.

Authorities say at approximately 6:26 a.m., Thursday, officers responded to South 8th Street & 1st Avenue for a reported carjacking. Upon arrival officers spoke with the victim, Gaylinn Finken, a cab driver for Casino Cab, who told officers that he picked up a male subject (Torske) at another location and gave him a ride to 8th Street & 1st Avenue.

When they arrived at the passenger’s destination, Torske refused to pay the fare and became agitated. Eventually, Finken opened the passenger door in hopes that the Torske would just get out of the cab. As the passenger got out cab he shoved Finken away from the cab and jumped in the driver’s seat. Torske fled the area in the cab, which was later found abandoned in the area of South 9th Street & 2nd Avenue.