A man wanted in connection with a carjacking was arrested on Thursday after troopers said he stole a Florida Highway Patrol car and led troopers on a pursuit that began in Indian River County and ended in Osceola County. FHP officials said Shane Jensen, 22, stole the cruiser when a trooper stopped to help him. An incident report said the trooper spotted a "medically distressed" man on the side of Florida's Turnpike Thursday afternoon. When the trooper went to get water for him, Shane Jensen jumped into the patrol car and sped away. As Jensen drove north, Osceola County sheriff's deputies deployed stop sticks. Jenson avoided them but eventually stopped and ran into the woods. He was arrested a short time later. Authorities said Jensen carjacked a teenager in Clearwater on Wednesday. In addition to those charges, he's now facing charges of stealing a patrol car and reckless driving.

A man wanted in connection with a carjacking was arrested on Thursday after troopers said he stole a Florida Highway Patrol car and led troopers on a pursuit that began in Indian River County and ended in Osceola County.

FHP officials said Shane Jensen, 22, stole the cruiser when a trooper stopped to help him.


An incident report said the trooper spotted a "medically distressed" man on the side of Florida's Turnpike Thursday afternoon. When the trooper went to get water for him, Shane Jensen jumped into the patrol car and sped away.

As Jensen drove north, Osceola County sheriff's deputies deployed stop sticks. Jenson avoided them but eventually stopped and ran into the woods. He was arrested a short time later.

Authorities said Jensen carjacked a teenager in Clearwater on Wednesday. In addition to those charges, he's now facing charges of stealing a patrol car and reckless driving.