Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre has announced the arrest of a Golden Meadow man who allegedly stole an ambulance from a local hospital.
33-year-old Rory Guidry was arrested in St. Charles Parish following the incident.
It happened around 10:45 p.m. Friday when deputies responded to a report of a stolen ambulance taken from Lady of the Sea Hospital in Cut Off, La.
Webre said surrounding parishes were also notified, and the ambulance was stopped by St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies.
The driver was identified as Rory Guidry.
Guidry was taken into custody and when questioned about the incident, Webre said, admitted to stealing the ambulance and told deputies he had planned to travel to the airport in Kenner and sneak onto a plane to Japan.
He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Detention Center in Thibodaux and charged with theft of a motor vehicle.
His bond is set at $50,000.
