Handcuffed Man Steals A Patrol Car During Drunk Driving Arrest

A New York man is facing numerous charges for allegedly stealing a police car during a drunk driving arrest . The New York State Police said that 37-year-old John Gibson crashed his car on the Southern State Parkway in the town of Babylon. When officers arrived, they gave Gibson a field sobriety test, which he failed.

He was then handcuffed and placed in the back of a police cruiser. While officers continued their investigation of the crash, Gibson managed to slip his handcuffs to the front, climbed into the front seat of the patrol car , and sped away from the scene.

State Troopers and officers with the Suffolk County Police located the stolen car about three miles away. They found Gibson in a nearby cemetery and took him into custody.

Gibson has been charged with felony counts of fourth-degree grand larceny , fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, and first-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle. He was also charged with misdemeanor counts of third-degree escape, resisting arrest, second-degree obstruction of governmental administration, third-degree unlawful fleeing a police officer, and driving while intoxicated.