A Texas woman is accused of stealing a $ 10,000 dog and then driving more than a kilometer as a store employee who tried to stop her by holding the hood of the car.
The video captured store employee Alize James in front of the sedan as he drove through Harris County, where Houston is located, on November 4.
“I was holding on to save my life,” James told NBC’s KPRC affiliate in Houston.
She was working at Bully Kamp 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 season and court documents.
James tried to stop them after they got into the vehicle, but the car accelerated and she was thrown on the hood, according to a criminal complaint.
She remained on the hood until the car stopped, the video shows. A passenger got out, punched James and threw her out of the vehicle.
James told the station that the car was accelerating and zigzagging. “I could barely hold on,” she said. “I was so scared.”
Last week, a 21-year-old woman was arrested and charged with qualified theft with a deadly weapon, according to Harris County court records. She is represented by a public defender, according to court documents, and an out-of-office contact for that lawyer was not found immediately on Tuesday night.
Police are still trying to identify the man involved, according to the KPRC.
