Suspect Arrested In Fayetteville Taxi-Driver Assault

Johnny Savva Jr. was found in an abandoned house off of Boone Trail in Fayetteville, near the site of the alleged crimes.

Police said Savva had been a passenger on Tuesday of cab driver Dorothy Elliott and took off in her vehicle after she confronted him about a payment. In the process of driving away, Elliott somehow was dragged along the road.

Elliott was injured, but survived. She was released from a local hospital on Wednesday.

"She's upset, she crying," said Elliott's fiancé, Jerry Hayes. "She kept telling me she was sorry, you know, she blames herself for it, which I know it wasn't her fault."

Officers found the taxi soon after abandoned in a mobile home park.

It was unclear why the U.S. Marshal Service was involved in Savva's apprehension.