Ocala man arrested on I-75 after stealing truck from gas station to visit daughter

A 44-year-old Ocala man who was arrested on Interstate 75 in a stolen pickup truck says he took the vehicle from a local gas station to visit his daughter in Fort Myers. On Friday, August 9, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal responded to Diamond Oil located at 2780 SE 58th Avenue in Ocala in reference to a vehicle theft incident. Upon arrival, the corporal made contact with a male victim who advised that his Ford F-150 work truck had been stolen from the gas station’s parking lot, according to the arrest report.

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