Driver runs out of gas again after stealing squad car

 

March 30, 2017



TULARE, S.D. (AP) — A driver who called for help after running out of gas is accused of stealing a deputy's squad car in South Dakota and leading authorities in a pursuit before once again running out of fuel.

Troy James is charged with felony grand theft. Officials say James called for assistance early Monday on Highway 281 near the town of Tulare, saying his car had stopped and he apparently ran out of fuel.

Sheriff Kevin Schurch tells the Aberdeen American News (http://bit.ly/2ouU1nx ) the responding deputy tried to detain James because he was acting bizarrely. Schurch says James pushed the...



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