Man is locked out of car after allegedly stealing shopping centre skill testers in Adelaide
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Chaotic moment a man is locked out of a car after running out of court on charges of stealing skills testers from a mall
- A 45-year-old man dove headfirst into a car as it was thrown out of the media on Friday.
- Robert Ursida was leaving court when he ran to the car door that would not open
- He faced court for allegedly stealing skills test machines from Adelaide shopping malls.
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A suspected shoplifter dove headfirst into a locked car after running out of court, where he faced charges of stealing skills testers from shopping malls.
Robert Ursida, 45, was shot from Elizabeth Magistrates Court in Adelaide as news crews gave chase on Friday.
But when he reached the waiting black Suzuki Swift, the door wouldn’t open, so he dove headfirst in a dramatic effort to avoid reporters.
When Robert Ursida (pictured) arrived at the waiting black Suzuki Swift, the door would not open
The incident was captured by a nine news camera and showed Ursida with a black T-shirt over the middle of her head as she tried to open the vehicle door.
But when he discovered it was locked, he lost patience and threw himself through the open front passenger window before the driver of the car drove off.
The hilarious moment showed Ursida’s legs sticking out of the moving vehicle, showing off her bright red, black and white sneakers.
His legs were seen to shake as he turned around inside the car before pointing a finger at the media.
Ursida was in court facing charges after he allegedly unplugged a Parabanks Mall skills test machine last November.
He was allegedly caught on CCTV leaving with the machine.
But authorities caught up with him outside, where he was detained and later charged with stealing 10 of the machines.
Police later allegedly found several other machines at his Parafield Gardens home (pictured)
The 45-year-old man threw himself out of the open passenger-side window in a dramatic effort to avoid reporters.
Ursida’s matter was adjourned Friday while he tries to get a lawyer to represent him and will return to court in March.
Police allegedly later found several other machines at his Parafield Gardens home, still containing chocolates and stuffed toys inside.
Officers also allege they located a stolen white van with license plates written in black ink.
He was already on police bail at the time after being charged with a separate robbery days earlier.
His matter was adjourned on Friday while he tries to get a lawyer to represent him and will return to court in March.
Meanwhile, the dramatic vision of the getaway lit up social media with one commenter saying the fugitive man was channeling the ‘Dukes of Hazzard’, a reference to the TV show where cousins Bo and Luke Duke would get in their car. , ‘General Lee’, through open windows.
Ursida was in court facing charges after allegedly unplugging a skills testing machine from Adelaide’s Parabanks shopping center last November and dating it (pictured)