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Tenn. man arrested for stealing ambulance

The patient stole the ambulance from a hospital and led authorities on a short chase

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James Seymore.

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By EMS1 Staff

MARION COUNTY, Tenn. — A man was arrested Sunday after stealing an ambulance from a hospital.

James Seymore, 26, was a patient at a hospital when he stole the ambulance, reported WDEF. Authorities took Seymore into custody after he crashed the ambulance near a gated community.

The ambulance was not damaged and is back in service.

Marion County deputies are charging Seymore with driving with a revoked license; he also faces charges in a separate county for theft over $100,000.