Courtesy: Hernando County Sheriff's Office BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - Hernando County deputies arrested Trey Cornwell, 29, after they say he stole an ambulance from Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville.According to deputies, Cornwell jumped in the ambulance shortly before 12:30 p.m.
while the crew from Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services was inside the hosptial dropping off a patient. Deputies say he drove the ambulance to the Kass Circle area off Port Court, where it got stuck in mud and sand as it approached a body of water.
Witnesses told deputies that Cornwell fled to a nearby shopping plaza where he was later arrested. Cornwell has been charged with grand theft auto. UPDATES: Get news alerts and updates in the free FOX 13 News app.