Nine Shots Fired Over Stolen Breakfast
PALM HARBOR — Last fall, authorities said, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper fired his gun nine times at a man suspected of stealing two bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches from a Palm Harbor gas station.
None of the bullets struck the breakfast theif Magdi Kanaan, but Trooper Timothy E. Nichols will begin a one-week suspension without pay today.
The Oct. 10 shooting and subsequent car chase were captured on the trooper’s dashboard camera. The Highway Patrol on Thursday released that footage and a narrative of the events that led to the shots being fired.
After the shots were fired, Nichols hopped back in his car and chased Kanaan through neighborhood streets. The pursuit ended when one of Kanaan’s tires gave way. Nichols arrested Kanaan on charges of theft, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, and fleeing and eluding.
They always said breakfast is the most important meal of the day, Trooper Nichols definitely took that to heart!
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