THIS is the horrifying second a thug snatches a store assistant and tries to tug her right into a truck.

The chilling encounter was caught on CCTV outdoors a retail retailer in St Augustine, Florida, and launched by the St John’s County Sheriff’s Workplace.

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Dramatic footage exhibits Theodore Michael Tundidor, 31, choking the terrified lady from behind and dragging her in direction of his Toyota truck.

He unlocks the automotive while nonetheless greedy her and wrestles with the door.

The unidentified sufferer’s screams intensify to petrified shriek as Tundidor tries to bundle her onto the seat.

By means of the screams, she cries: “Assist, assist!” and “Get off!”

She will be seen by means of the window writhing round in panic, attempting to interrupt free.

Ultimately, she escape his clutches and scrambles off onto the pavement, nonetheless shouting for assist and with the attacker giving chase.

Cops stated {that a} bystander noticed the tried abduction and got here to the girl’s assist earlier than calling 911.

The brute was pressured to leap into his truck and take off.

Crews arrived on the scene in St Augustine, however the truck was gone.

Florida Fish and Wildlife officers later noticed the pickup truck barrelling “recklessly” down Route A1A, sparking a high-speed chase earlier than he was finally caught.

Tundidor had allegedly stolen the pickup truck and pushed it round on a crime spree.

He’s accused of stealing tons of of {dollars} value of cigarettes and vapes from varied companies.

The kidnap try sufferer was the clerk at one of many shops he allegedly robbed, the authorities stated.

He was charged with kidnapping, theft and grand theft auto for the spree on June 29, in addition to driving beneath the affect and fleeing and eluding the legislation.

Police praised the girl’s behaviour, saying: “The sufferer did the whole lot proper – scream/yell, struggle, entice consideration.”

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