Video Captures CTL Ramming Police Car

Jan. 17, 2024

Rampage stopped when office draws weapon.

A video captured a Bobcat compact track loader ramming its raised bucket into the back of a police car in a Home Depot lot in Lincoln, Nebraska.

According to a report on KLKN, Samuel Peyrot, 36, was arrested after allegedly driving the CTL into several vehicles in the parking lot. He was arrested by a police officer at gunpoint.

In September, a man in Florida stole a Komatsu excavator and drove it into several building, including a Wal-Mart.

The news report cited police who said the loader was owned by Peyrot’s employer. He had taken it to a gas station on a company-owned truck and trailer to refuel it.

A 1011Now.com news report broadcast the video.

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Rod Sutton

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