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A woman faces four felony charges after she jumped out of a vehicle in Jackson County and stole a pickup truck.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Kaitlyn R. Payne was riding in a private vehicle that was taking her to a court-ordered rehabilitation center. She allegedly jumped out of the vehicle and attempted to break into several other vehicles, eventually commandeering a pickup truck.

A Jackson County Sheriff's Office deputy encountered Payne at the intersection of U.S. Highway 231 and Lake Point Road near Compass Lake. Payne attempted to turn onto Sherry Circle near Alford, crashing the vehicle into a utility pole.

Payne fled the crash on foot, but a sheriff's deputy apprehended her. The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene and continued the investigation.

Payne faces felony counts of grand theft auto, burglary of a conveyance, burglary of a conveyance (armed) and theft of a firearm. Authorities have also charged her with a misdemeanor count of leaving the scene of an accident.

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