Armed man confronts suspect accused of stealing his girlfriend’s car in Silver Springs

A 60-year-old Ocala man accused of entering a woman’s unlocked car in Silver Springs was arrested after the woman’s boyfriend confronted him while armed with a gun.

On Wednesday, November 26, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal responded to a residence located on E Fort King Street in reference to a stolen vehicle. A male witness advised that he had walked outside and observed that the dome light was on inside his girlfriend’s car, according to the arrest report.

The witness further stated that he saw a man, later identified as James Edward Small, inside the vehicle. In response, the witness told the corporal that he went inside the residence, retrieved a firearm, and approached the vehicle, where he confronted Small…

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