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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Deangelo Antonio Smith, 30, was arrested yesterday and charged with grand theft auto after allegedly driving away in a car that was left running at a gas pump.
At about 2 p.m. yesterday, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to a call about a stolen car at the Circle K at Main Street and 39th Avenue. The victim told the officer that she left her car running while she went inside the store, and when she came out, her car was gone. While she was calling 911, she said, Smith came back with her car and said, “I brought it back, my bad, I’m sorry.”
Smith reportedly told the officer that he blacked out, and when he came to, he was driving a car, so he turned around and brought the car back.
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Post Miranda, Smith declined to answer questions.
Smith was released from the Alachua County Jail on September 19 after serving 58 days on charges of theft and resisting an officer without violence; charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and drug possession were dropped. Smith has a juvenile criminal history, five adult felonies (none violent), and 12 adult misdemeanors (one violent). Bail information is unavailable on weekends.
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