A 44-year-old Ocala man who was arrested on Interstate 75 in a stolen pickup truck says he took the vehicle from a local gas station to visit his daughter in Fort Myers.
On Friday, August 9, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal responded to Diamond Oil located at 2780 SE 58th Avenue in Ocala in reference to a vehicle theft incident. Upon arrival, the corporal made contact with a male victim who advised that his Ford F-150 work truck had been stolen from the gas station’s parking lot, according to the arrest report.
The corporal noted in the report that when the victim parked the truck, he left the keys in the ignition and entered the convenience store. The victim stated that he was inside the store for around two minutes, and he discovered the vehicle was gone when he returned to the parking lot…