The move worked, and footage shows the man getting out of the car and running away.

“It was like a movie. I didn’t realize it was actually happening,” said one witness who was at the gas station with his son at the time. “I was looking, and I heard the car revving up and the next thing I know, he jumped out of the car and he started running.”

Deputies want to know if you’ve seen this gas-soaked man. They say he tried to steal a car at a gas pump. At 5, how his would-be victim turned the tables, and the gas nozzle on him. pic.twitter.com/Vr5F9p6yGL — Richard Elliot (@RElliotWSB) July 4, 2019

Deputies said the man was picked up by the same people he arrived with and caution the crew may try to strike again.

Anyone who recognizes the man or knows his whereabouts is asked to contact the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office.