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Man arrested after siphoning gas from church vehicles

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Jerry Rhodes (Source: Florence Police) Jerry Rhodes (Source: Florence Police)
FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) -

Florence police arrested a man after he was found siphoning gas out of church vehicles.

Officials said they responded to a suspicious vehicle in the Cross Point Church of Christ parking lot late Monday night.

When officers tried to pull him over, the offender fled the scene and led police on a short pursuit.

He was eventually stopped and detained. When police looked in the car they found three gas cans and tubes used for siphoning. When officers returned to the church they found one of the vehicle's gas cap was open and footprints in the grass near other vehicles.

Jerry Rhodes was arrested and charged with breaking and entering, theft of property and attempting to elude officers.

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