A good Samaritan is receiving praise from police officers in Ocala, Florida, after he jumped into action to help a pregnant woman who fell victim to an attempted carjacking.
Army veteran Shane Spicer was recently waiting for his coffee at a local Starbucks when a man came running toward the drive-thru line. Spicer told WSVN-TV he immediately knew something wasn’t right.
What he didn’t know at the time was that police were in pursuit of the suspect, identified as Michael Prouty, for allegedly breaking into a home and stealing someone’s car.
Prouty crashed that vehicle and reportedly took off on foot to evade authorities — and that’s when the suspect made his way over to Starbucks and came into Spicer’s sights.
“Sitting in line, I just kinda noticed this dude sprinting up,” he told 352 Today.