Paraplegic US man steals car from showroom!

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Press Trust of India Houston
Last Updated : Jan 31 2014 | 6:43 PM IST
In an astonishing robbery, a paraplegic man in the US stole a vehicle from a posh car showroom and was caught after police chased him across three state-counties.
Shamal Battice, a paraplegic man, stole a car from a Ford dealership in Ocala, Florida, and drove north to Bradford County where he was arrested, according to authorities.
Battice went to the posh car showroom wanting to purchase a vehicle, Ocala Police Department Officers Jeff Hall and Jared Forsyth were quoted by the Star-Banner newspaper as saying.
A salesman showed Battice around when he decided to look at a white 2009 Pontiac G6.
The salesman assisted Battice in getting into the car and after that, the officers said, he locked the door, put the key in the ignition, placed a folding cane on the gas pedal and drove off the parking lot.
Police were notified about the incident and the Marion County Sheriff's Office was called. Deputies pursued the car and abandoned the chase at the Alachua-Marion County line.
Alachua County officials then picked up the chase and followed Battice until they too decided not to follow any further.
Officers said a bulletin was issued and Bradford County sheriff's deputies spotted Battice at a gas station trying to put gas in the car and arrested him. He was charged with driving while license is suspended or revoked.
Battice faces a possible charge of grand theft auto.
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First Published: Jan 31 2014 | 6:43 PM IST

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