SURF CITY, NC (WECT) -- Video from inside a taxi cab shows someone attacking the driver of the Surf City, NC cab driver. The attack happened early Sunday morning. The stamp on the video said it happened just after 1:00 Sunday morning on North New River Road between Third and Fourth Streets. The video shows a passenger start to attack Charles Hawkesworth Jr, a cab driver with Island Taxi. Surf City Police Chief Mike Halstead said warrants have been obtained against 30-year-old Gunnery Sgt. John Adam Kinosh. Rex Bowen, owner of Island Taxi, told WECT.com Sunday night that Hawkesworth has been released from the hospital and recovering at home. He said the victim suffered multiple fractures to his face and received about 15 stitches. Island Taxi suspended operations Sunday, according to Bowen. He explained the business no longer provides shared rides, because of the incident. "We used to pick up a couple people if they were all going in the same direction," he said. Before the attack, the owner installed video cameras into all of his cabs to ensure the safety of his drivers and passengers. He said he's been in business for five years and this is the first time one of his drivers has ever been assaulted. "It's disappointing that something like this would happen and I would have to change. We try to be a friendly business," he said. Hawkesworth filed arrest warrants for the man who attacked him, according to Bowen. "He is a danger," said Bowen. According to Chief Halstead ...

• published: 11 Sep 2012
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