Florida Deputies Arrest 3 After Isaias Theft and Burglary Attempts Amid 438,000 Outages
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 13
Florida Deputies Arrest 3 After Isaias Theft and Burglary Attempts Amid 438,000 Outages
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 13
Summary
Three people were arrested in Escambia County, Florida, after deputies said they used Hurricane Isaias disruption to steal a woman's car and try to break into a store.
Kelley, 30, and Carr, 29, allegedly told a woman they were storm workers with a dead phone, got into her car to charge it, then drove off before deputies chased the vehicle until it crashed.
Van Gary Spikes Jr. was separately accused of smashing a window at a 24-hour store during a power outage, but a deputy saw the attempt and stopped him after a short foot chase.
Kelley faces larceny, fleeing police and marijuana possession charges; Carr was charged with larceny; Spikes faces attempted burglary during a state of emergency and other counts including possessing burglary tools.
The arrests came as Isaias left more than 438,000 Florida residents without power and storm damage stretched across the Southeast, where officials also confirmed one death in Alabama.