MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Police in Montgomery County say an ambulance was stolen from outside the Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center early Friday morning.
The theft happened around 2:45 a.m. in the 14900 block of Broschart Road, according to Montgomery County Police Department Public Information Officer Casandra Tessler.
Tessler said a man was taken into custody by Virginia State Police a short time later.
According to police, Nicholas Albano, 31, of Hyattsville was being transported in an ambulance when he began to assault one of the employees of the private ambulance company.
The driver of the ambulance attempted to help his co-worker subdue Albano. However, Albano broke free and entered the driver’s seat of the ambulance, police said.
When one of the victims attempted to stop Albano from taking the ambulance, Albano placed him in a headlock and struck him repeatedly in the face, police said. The two victims then escaped from the ambulance and Albano fled the scene in the stolen vehicle.
Montgomery County Police officers located Albano driving in the stolen ambulance and pursued him into Virginia. While driving on route 110 in Virginia, Albano stopped the ambulance and surrendered to Virginia State Police.
Albano is in custody in the Arlington County Detention Center and charged with crimes committed in Virginia.
He has also been charged with Carjacking, First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, and Reckless Endangerment in Montgomery County.
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