A 25-year-old dude in Oregon named Alexis Gomez led cops on a high-speed chase this week . . . and got arrested while wearing a Ricky Bobby costume from the movie “Talladega Nights”.
He stole a truck around 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, and fired a GUN at someone who started following him to get his license plate. That person ALSO had a gun and returned fire, but no one got hit. Alexis eventually crashed into a random person’s garage during a high-speed chase with police. But they still didn’t catch him.
He took off on foot. Then someone who lives nearby got an alert that their security system was going off. The homeowner’s name is Paul Wille, and he was able to watch the rest of it unfold on a live security camera through his phone.
Alexis broke into his house, and luckily no one in his family was home. Then he found the Ricky Bobby costume . . . put it on . . . threw some jewelry and other valuables in a suitcase . . . and tried to flee the scene on a bicycle with two flat tires. (???) All of this while still wearing the full Ricky Bobby jumpsuit with matching hat.
Paul had already called the cops, and an entire SWAT team had the house surrounded. So Alexis finally gave himself up. He’s facing a long list of charges, including first-degree assault, attempting to elude police, and first-degree burglary.
Police held onto the costume as evidence, but got it back to Paul in time for Halloween.
Here’s his MUGSHOT
Here’s a PHOTO of the homeowner holding the costume.
Watch the news story HERE
