Florida K-9 takes down suspected car thief during chase: ‘Get him off, please!’

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A Florida K-9 caught an accused car thief in its jaws of justice last month during a foot chase that ended with the suspect begging deputies for help, according to bodycam video released Friday.

Deputies were alerted to a stolen vehicle around 4:30 p.m. on July 31 in Ocala, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.

K-9 Cpl. Calvin Batts located the stolen vehicle in the area of Southeast 32nd St. and Southeast 3rd Ave. and tried to conduct a traffic stop, the sheriff’s office said.

The suspect, later identified as 29-year-old Matthew Gebert, sped away before later coming to a stop and fleeing on foot, according to authorities.

Batts’ K-9 partner, Jax, apprehended Gebert after a short pursuit, grabbing hold of the suspect’s rear end and holding him on the ground, according to bodycam video.

“Show me your hands! The sooner you show me your hands, the sooner I take the dog off,” Batts is heard yelling in the footage. “Let me see your right hand!”… (Read more)