An military veteran ready in line at a Starbucks drive-thru in Florida jumped out of his automobile to cease a person who was allegedly making an attempt to carjack a pregnant girl.
Shane Spicer watched because the violent incident started to unfold, and left his girlfriend and younger daughter in his personal car to chase down the suspect who was being pursued by police.
Footage of his daring intervention was captured on police physique cam footage. Mr Spicer will be seen moving into the passenger seat of the second car to try to cease the person.
He then follows him to an alleyway the place he holds the suspect – later recognized as Michael Prouty – till officers arrive to arrest him.
Speaking to WOFL TV, an affiliate of Fox News Orlando, Mr Spicer stated that Mr Prouty “didn’t look like a Starbucks coffee drinker”.
“[I was] just getting started with the day and had maybe been awake for 20-25 minutes. I live about a mile from that Starbucks,” he stated.
Describing his response to seeing Mr Prouty try to enter the car, he stated “I’m gonna get you buddy. Like you’re not going anywhere now. You crossed the line.”
Prior to the incident, Mr Prouty had allegedly been concerned in a excessive pace chase. He is alleged to have crashed the car into an intersection earlier than allegedly making an attempt to steal one other on the drive-thru.
According to Fox News, Mr Prouty has had 13 felony convictions since 2000 and now faces a number of expenses in numerous jurisdictions.
Mr Spicer held the suspect till police arrived to arrest him
(Ocala Police Department)
Ocala police charged him with fleeing and eluding, tried carjacking, crash involving Injuries, and resisting arrest. Sumter County authorities have charged him with house invasion, battery on an individual over 65, and grand theft of a car.
Although a number of folks have been damage through the incident Mr Spicer was advised WOFL TV that he was solely “a little out of breath”.
“I feel like if you’ve got the ability to watch out for someone, that you should you know. I would just hope to say that someone would do the same for my family,” he stated.
