OCALA, Fla. – Ocala police announced the arrest of a man on Monday after he took a semi-truck that was carrying over $200,000 worth of seafood and meat.
Police said that Alain Marti-Rosell, 39, was arrested on April 9 after being caught in the act. According to the department, Marti-Rosell is a non-U.S. citizen.
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Ocala police posted footage of the arrest on social media Monday evening.
CAUGHT BY K-9: On April 9, Alain Marti-Rosell, 39, a non-U.S. citizen, was arrested for stealing a refrigerated semi-truck carrying over $200k worth of food. pic.twitter.com/WDh8eKwxCm
— Ocala Police (@ocalapd) April 11, 2023
In the video, police follow the stolen semitruck to an intersection, at which point Marti-Rosell can be seen fleeing from the vehicle. Eventually, police track down Marti-Rosell with the help of a K-9 unit, the video shows.
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Marti-Rosell faces charges of grand theft, grand theft of a motor vehicle, grand theft of cargo worth $50,000 or more, dealing in stolen property, and resisting an officer without violence. He is held on bond of $126,000.
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