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Man Who Stole Ambulance with Patient Inside Jailed

The defendant drove the ambulance for more than 20 minutes and went through red lights before police found him hiding nearby.

  • On Tuesday, 32-year-old Marshall Leese was jailed for 21 months at Stoke Crown Court after pleading guilty to false imprisonment and aggravated vehicle taking.
  • Leese commandeered the Fiat Ducato ambulance from Royal Stoke University Hospital on March 25, exploiting the "run lock" mode that kept the engine running while paramedics held the keys.
  • The "terrified" paramedic screamed at Leese to stop during the 20-minute journey, while an elderly patient on blood thinners received treatment for a head injury in the back.
  • Police apprehended Leese at a petrol station in Chesterton, where defense attorney Jennifer Devans-Tamakloe cited his "extraordinarily difficult and chaotic lifestyle" and monkey dust-induced delusions.
  • Recorder Ben Williams noted Leese drove erratically for more than 20 minutes through red lights, while West Midlands Ambulance Service called the actions "an incredibly dangerous and reckless act.
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BBC News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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