Video caught a man’s screams for help after police said he tried to rob a landscaping van in Hialeah but ended up getting locked inside.
Dean Young, 26, faces charges of burglary and criminal mischief after the incident on Wednesday in a Hialeah neighborhood.
The Ring surveillance video shows him getting out of his car, crossing the street and getting inside the truck.
The owner of the van locked the vehicle when he started landscaping. That’s when Young began screaming and kicking the van doors for help because he was locked inside.
“Help me! I’m inside,” Young is heard screaming.
Homeowner Nercy Toledo said Young was banging on the door for a while, saying he couldn’t breathe.
The surveillance captured officers getting Young out of the van. According to an arrest form, the landscapers did not let Young out of the van until police arrived
“There were machetes inside the truck, and he could’ve just come out and hurt anybody, so they left him in there,” Toledo said.
Young told police that he was handing out business cards when a dog chased him. He got scared and ran into the truck for safety. But the video showed a different story.
“I think it’s funny. It’s a dumb crook, I guess now he’s watching the news and inside the jail,” Toledo said.:
Young is currently being held in jail. He was free on bail in a previous case. On Thursday, the judge set his bail at $1,500, but he will remain in jail.