East Texas man arrested in pink toy Cadillac for allegedly stealing a credit card

A 26-year-old East Texas man couldn't put up much of a chase, even if he wanted to, when he was pulled over for alleged credit card theft in his pink Power Wheel Cadillac Escalade, which tops out at about 5 mph. less A 26-year-old East Texas man couldn't put up much of a chase, even if he wanted to, when he was pulled over for alleged credit card theft in his pink Power Wheel Cadillac Escalade, which tops out at about 5 ... more Photo: Provided By The Cleveland Advocate Photo: Provided By The Cleveland Advocate Image 1 of / 17 Caption Close East Texas man arrested in pink toy Cadillac for allegedly stealing a credit card 1 / 17 Back to Gallery

A 26-year-old East Texas man couldn't put up much of a chase, even if he wanted to, when he was pulled over for alleged credit card theft in his pink Power Wheel Cadillac Escalade, which tops out at about 5 mph.

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The getaway cruise ended on Feb. 25 when David Schumaker was handcuffed outside his 130-pound max weight capacity ride in Shepherd, a town of about 2,000 people who know the man by his unique transportation choice.

Aside from knowing Schumaker and his Power Wheel trips personally, a woman in the town is now calling him a thief after she reported him to the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office for stealing her credit card, according to the Cleveland Advocate.

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A friend of the lowrider told KHOU the 12-volt toy is Schumaker’s means of transportation, he even takes it on road trips to other towns.

“He rides this thing around just to get around town and everybody bothers him about it,” his buddy Chris Fuller, who is now in possession of the vehicle, told the news station. “One time I seen him drive all the way from Livingston all the way to here. I’m not joking.”

The trend of adults taking the high road in small cars may have been sparked by a Texas State University student who began riding a Barbie Jeep last summer after being stripped of her license following a DWI arrest. Unlike Schumaker, she wasn't in search of a battery, she was using the Jeep to get around campus because "riding a bike sucks, like really sucks," she told mySA.com.

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The route between the two spots is about 16 miles via US-59, but Fuller told KHOU Schumaker takes the backroads was headed that way before he was caught.

Schumaker, who has a record of previous thefts in other counties, is “developmentally delayed” and has been transferred to a mental treatment facility for evaluation – one he’s been admitted to “several” times before – his friends told KHOU.

“At the time of his arrest, Schumaker reportedly was looking for a battery for his toy car,” The Cleveland Advocate reported.

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