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The Taco Bell executive who was fired after allegedly drunkenly attacking an Uber driver is "extremely remorseful" for the incident that was the subject of a viral video, and now wants to apologize to the driver in person, his lawyer said Wednesday. 
  
 Ousted fast-food exec Benjamin Golden's mea culpa came a day after he was sued over the incident by Uber driver Edward Caban, and after California prosecutors lodged upgraded criminal charges against Golden. 
  
 An attorney for Golden, who was allegedly intoxicated at the time of the incident, told CNBC.com that Golden doesn't even remember attacking Caban last Friday night during a ride. Caban blasted Golden in the face with pepper spray after getting pummeled, the video shows. 
  
 "He is definitely in the process of seeking counseling to understand why this happened," said Courtney Pilchman, lawyer for the 32-year-old Golden. 
  
 Golden is "hugely remorseful and very upset that he conducted himself in the way that he did," said Pilchman. "He wants Mr. Caban to know how deeply remorseful he is." 
  
  
  
 "Mr. Golden recognizes that despite his level of intoxication, he should have never slapped Mr. Caban and is extremely remorseful for his actions," Pilchman and her co-counsel, Anita Kay, said in a prepared statement. 
  
 "Mr. Golden accepts full responsibility for his actions and understands the consequences that may occur as a result." 
  
 A dashboard camera video of the attack was posted earlier this week by Caban, 23, on YouTube, generating more than 2 million views, at least one of which was by Golden himself. 
  
  
  
 "He does not remember the event," Pilchman said. "He didn't know exactly what he was arrested for. He has seen the video, but he has no recollection of it." 
  
 "His comment was that he doesn't even recognize the person in this video," said Pilchman. She confirmed that Golden was fired by Taco Bell after the company became aware of the incident. 
  
 Pilchman said Golden "is one of the most gentle, kind people that I have met, and this entire event is an anomaly of his life." 
  
 She also said that despite the way he appears in the video relative to Caban, Golden is not a large man. 
  
 "He's like five-nine, and if he weighs 150 pounds I'd be surprised," Pilchman said. 
  
 Pilchman said she has reached out to Caban's lawyer to ask that the driver meet privately with Golden so that he can apologize. She has not heard back yet. 
  
 A meeting might be difficult. Caban reportedly is still so frightened of Golden that he's been sleeping next to a shotgun. 
  
 "I'm paranoid," Caban told KABC TV, Los Angeles. "I keep waking up in the middle of the night. I think I hear something. I keep the shotgun next to the bed now, and I'm honestly afraid that he's going to come after me." 
  
 Pilchman told CNBC that Caban's comment "is so beyond ridiculous." ||||| "Given the behavior of the individual, it is clear he can no longer work for us. We have also offered and encouraged him to seek professional help," the company said in the statement. ||||| SANTA ANA – The former Taco Bell Corp. manager accused of assaulting an Uber driver in Costa Mesa was charged in court on Tuesday. 
  
 Benjamin Golden, 32, of Newport Beach is facing four misdemeanor counts including assault on public transportation property, battery on a public transit employee with injury, assault and battery, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. 
  
 The charges stem from Friday’s incident caught on a car dashboard camera where he was seen in an intoxicated state slapping and hitting the 23-year-old driver. He was arrested by Costa Mesa police and released the next morning. 
  
 The four-minute video of the alleged assault went viral online Monday afternoon. 
  
 Golden has been terminated from his position as a brand manager for Taco Bell Corp., based in Irvine, according to a statement released Monday by Taco Bell Corp. 
  
 The incident occurred at 1835 Newport Blvd. a little after 8 p.m. on Friday according to Costa Mesa police. Lt. Greg Scott. 
  
 The video begins with Caban asking the suspect repeatedly for directions. The suspect answers, at times unintelligibly, and hiccups. 
  
 “While being transported, Golden was unable to clearly give directions, to the Uber driver, where he wished to be driven,” according to Lt. Greg Scott said in a statement Monday morning. 
  
 Caban then pulls into what appears to be a lighted parking lot and says the ride is over, but the suspect responds to take him to “Park Newport.” 
  
 Caban then says, “Get out of my car or I will call the police,” and the suspect seems displeased with being asked to get out of the car. 
  
 The suspect, who is seen riding in the seat directly behind Caban, opens the door as if to leave, but then reaches for Caban’s head, saying, “Let me tell you something you little (expletive).” 
  
 Scott said Golden punched and slapped the driver’s face. “In self-defense, the driver pepper sprayed Golden.” 
  
 A woman at Golden’s residence Tuesday afternoon did not open the door for a Register reporter. 
  
 If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a $10,000 fine. At his arraignment on Nov. 17, officials will be requesting he be held in lieu of $20,000 bail. Golden is not in custody. 
  
 Caban had told a local TV station he was tired of dealing with intoxicated customers. 
  
 “I have lost so much money on people like him and I’m just done dealing with it,” he said to KNBC-TV Channel 4 Sunday. “People like that, they take the food right out of my mouth.” 
  
 He also said his views on being an Uber driver have changed. 
  
 “I don’t feel safe driving for Uber anymore. The quality of the passengers seems to have gone down the past couple of weeks and I know a lot of drivers will agree with me.” 
  
 Register staff writer Scott Schwebke contributed to this report 
  
 Contact the writer: afausto@ocregister.com |||||
Former Taco Bell executive Benjamin Golden has been barred from ever using Uber again, but that could be the least of his problems. The 32-year-old, who was fired after video of him allegedly assaulting an Uber driver went viral, now faces charges of assault and battery, assault on public transportation property, and battery on a public transit employee with injury, reports CNBC. He was charged with misdemeanor assault and public intoxication after the incident on Friday in Costa Mesa, Calif., and prosecutors in Orange County say the video taken by driver Edward Caban helped them decide that the new charges could be proven "beyond a reasonable doubt." An Uber spokeswoman says Golden—who can be seen in the video slapping and punching Caban after the driver decides Golden is too drunk to give directions and asks him to leave the car—has been permanently barred from the service, the Los Angeles Times reports. Golden, who could face up to a year in prison and a fine of up to $20,000, will be arraigned Nov. 17, reports the OC Register. CNBC reports that Golden spent a few days in jail in Kentucky in 2012 after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. (The president of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta learned a lot by moonlighting as an Uber driver.)