College student steals truck, kidnaps woman while reenacting Grand Theft Auto - NY Daily News
Zachary Burgess, a lacrosse player at Auburn University, allegedly stole a truck with a woman inside and smashed into nine cars trying to play the game Grand Theft Auto in ‘real life.’
A college lacrosse player is in hot water after allegedly going on a wild rampage to see what it's like playing Grand Theft Auto in real life.
Zachary Burgess, 20, allegedly stole a truck and kidnapped a woman in Baton Rouge, La., before plowing the vehicle into nine parked cars and fleeing the scene.
Angry passersby gave chase and pinned him down until cops arrived to arrest him at 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
He then reportedly told officers he wanted to live out what players of the violent video game usually only experience from the comfort of their own couches.
NBC33TV.com reports that the Auburn University freshman, in town to watch Auburn take on LSU, stole the truck after its owner left it running in a bar parking lot.
With a woman inside, he tried to speed away — but was halted by other cars that were parked in his way.
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Undeterred, he tried to bump his way out, but ended up giving up and running off. Police arrived to find the truck abandoned and a group of people pinning him down.
Burgess, from Hoover in Alabama, was arrested and charged with theft of a motor vehicle, kidnapping and nine counts of hit and run.
He was released on Sunday after posting the $80,000 bond.
