A Texas woman is accused of stealing a $ 10,000 dog and then driving more than a mile when a store employee who tried to stop her clung to the hood of her car.
The video captured shopkeeper Alize James in front of the sedan as it raced through Harris County, where Houston is on Nov. 4.
“I’ve been going on all my life,” James told the NBC branch of KPRC in Houston.
She was working at Bully Camp when a couple came in and discussed financing options to buy the exotic bully puppy, but as she walked away, the couple grabbed the dog and ran, according to the station and court documents.
According to a criminal complaint, James tried to stop them after they got into the vehicle, but the car accelerated and threw onto the hood.
She remained on the hood until the car stopped, the video shows. A male passenger gets out, punches James and throws her off the vehicle.
James told the station that the car was speeding and weaving. “I could barely keep up,” she said. “I was so scared.”
Last week, a 21-year-old woman was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, according to Harris County court reports. According to court documents, she is represented by a public defender, and an after-hours contact for the lawyer could not be found immediately on Tuesday night.
According to KPRC, the police are still trying to identify the man in question.
