K9 Carrier make his first apprehension of a car thief suspect who fled from Marion deputies

A man was arrested after leading deputies on a car chase in a stolen vehicle last week, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said they responded to a report of a gray Nissan Sentra stolen from a car wash, located in the 16700 block of S Highway 441, around 11 a.m. on June 23.

Shortly after, a man, later identified as 57-year-old Majed Hack, was seen by a Belleview Police Department officer driving the stolen vehicle near the intersection of Southeast 110th Street and South Highway 441.

Video shows the officer, along with Marion County deputies, following Hack after he failed to comply in a traffic stop.

After stopping at a set of railroad tracks, Hack abandoned the vehicle and attempted to evade police on foot, but was quickly apprehended by a MCSO K9 unit.

Deputies said Hack was found with drug paraphernalia in his pockets, along with a backpack containing marijuana and methamphetamine packaged in a way that is consistent with the sale of drugs.

Hack is being held at the Marion County Jail and faces several charges, including fleeing and eluding law enforcement officers, possession with intent to sell, resisting arrest without violence and driving with a suspended license.