AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – Video of a thief caught red-handed by employees at an Akron junkyard and suspended 20 feet in the air by their forklift, was a viral sensation last year.
The employees were surprised when the same man returned to the scrap yard Wednesday night, but the outcome was predictable.
The unusual story began to unfold on Oct. 17, when a manager at Arlington Auto Wrecking spotted a thief rummaging through an SUV. When he tried to get away, another employee used a forklift to lift the SUV up in the air until Akron police arrived at the scene.
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Police video showed the employee then lowering the SUV, so that officers could place the suspect under arrest.
Alexander Jackson Funk, who was 26 years old at the time, was not happy about being trapped at the scene of the crime, and was heard on the video refusing to identify himself or answer any questions.
The employees at the scrap yard told police that they were fed up with thieves like Funk targeting the business and that’s why they took matters into their own hands.