Mesquite police chase naked man in stolen ambulance
MESQUITE, Texas - Mesquite police chased a suspect in a stolen ambulance on Monday along Interstate 20.
What we know:
Police confirmed the ambulance was taken from Dallas Regional Medical Center on Galloway Avenue in Mesquite.
Witnesses said a man wearing no clothes who was transported to the hospital got into the Allegiance Ambulance and drove away.
Officers located the ambulance a short time later and tried to stop the driver, but he took off.
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He finally stopped on I-20 near Talty, Texas, after officers disabled the ambulance using spike strips.
What they're saying:
The Mesquite Police Department confirmed the identity of the suspect as 36-year-old Walter Butler.
Walter Butler (Dallas County Sheriff's Office)
There were no accidents and no one was hurt during the chase.
Butler was charged with theft, evading arrest with a vehicle, and resisting arrest, search, or transport.
The Source: The information in this story was provided by the Mesquite Police Department.