A man is arrested after he taking control of a woman’s vehicle while apparently under the influence.
The Lincoln Police Department reports officers were sent to the Casey’s General Store in the 1000 block of South 13th Street around 4:15 PM Monday on reports of a disturbance.
On arrival, they made contact with 22-year-old Ashton McCauley, who was sitting in the driver’s seat of a car belonging to a 55-year-old victim.
Officer’s observed that McCauley appeared to be under the influence of narcotics, as he was apparently attempting to start the car without the keys.
When officers demanded McCauley exit the vehicle, he tensed up, began honking the vehicle’s horn and yelled “felony” several times.
Eventually, McCauley was dragged from the vehicle by officers.
The victim told the officers she had pulled up the station’s parking lot when McCauley appeared, opened the back hatch of her vehicle, and hopped in.
He proceeded to drink water from the victim’s water bottle and throw items out of her glove compartment before officers arrived.
McCauley was arrested for resisting arrest, failure to comply, entering a motor vehicle without permission, and theft.