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Texas man calls 911 after injuring himself during alleged car dealership break-in
An attempted burglary was thwarted at a Texas car dealership after a man called 911 to report he had been injured during the break-in, police said.
The Tyler Police Department arrested Jeremiah Megallon after receiving a call from him that he had injured himself while trying to break into the Patterson Dodge dealership.
Police say the call came in around 3:45 a.m. Thursday from Megallon, who claimed he had just broken into the dealership and needed help.
“He said he had broken into the Patterson Dodge dealership in an attempt to steal a car but was unable to get out of the building,” Public Information Officer Andy Erbaugh told Fox News Digital. “He had cuts from breaking a window at the dealership and crawling through it.”
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Police say Jeremiah Megallon called 911 early Thursday morning after allegedly attempting to burglarize a Tyler, Texas, car dealership and was unable to leave after being injured. (Smith County Jail)
Erbaugh said Megallon said he was trying to steal a car by throwing a rock through a window to gain entry into the building and cut himself.
“Unfortunately for him, there were several unlocked doors he could have used to get out,” Erbaugh added. “After 26 years here, truth is stranger than fiction.”
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A man trying to break into a car dealership Wednesday night in Texas called police on himself when he was injured, police said. (KLTV)
An official from the dealership told KLTV the only damage to the business was a window Megallon shattered when he threw the rock through it to get inside.
A member of the staff told the outlet the only thing he managed to steal was candy from the desk of a salesperson.
Megallon was taken to a hospital and later transported to the Smith County Jail, where he was arrested for burglary of a building, Erbaugh said.
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An alleged burglar called 911 after injuring himself while allegedly attempting to steal a care from a dealership in Tyler, Texas. (KLTV)
Erbaugh said this was not the first time in his career he had dealt with a suspect turning himself into the police.
“Several years ago, I was a crimes against persons detective, and one of the cases we took was a 75-year-old retired dentist who called to tell us he had shot and killed his wife,” Erbaugh recalled.
Erbaugh was talking about Dr. Bobby Nichols, who admitted to shooting his wife, Rosalind Nichols, after an argument when he returned home from a night of drinking in 2012.
“He said, ‘I’m a retired dentist, and she wouldn’t stop nagging [me],’” Erbaugh recalled. “He said, ‘I went out to get a beer at Willowbrook Country Club,’ which is one of our local country clubs, and she didn’t like that.”
Erbaugh recalled Nichols said, “‘I had another one when I got home, and she wouldn’t stop, so I got my pistol and I shot her.’”
Erbaugh said Nichols was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his wife’s murder.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
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Jurors deliberating the fate of the man accused of starting the Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California’s history, failed to reach a verdict Thursday afternoon, telling the judge they were deadlocked.
A spokesperson from the United States Attorney’s Office told KTLA that jurors will continue to deliberate until they reach a verdict or give up.
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, a former Uber driver and one-time Pacific Palisades resident, is accused of starting the Lachman Fire on New Year’s Eve. The fire continued to smolder underground for about a week, even after Los Angeles firefighters believed it had been extinguished.
Flames reignited on Jan. 7, erupting into the deadly Palisades Fire that killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the upscale community, authorities said.
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A courtroom sketch of Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, during his initial court appearance on Oct. 23, 2025. (Bill Robles) -
The U.S. Dept. of Justice booking photo of Jonathan Rinderknecht over the Palisades Fire devastation in Malibu, California in January 2025 (AP).
Prosecutors argued that Rinderknecht deliberately set the fire, claiming he had grown increasingly resentful of wealthy residents and viewed Pacific Palisades as a symbol of that frustration.
“Their case, though circumstantial, is strong,” KTLA legal analyst Alison Triessl said. “The defense is relying on, can they (prosecutors) show beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Rinderknecht actually started this fire and it wasn’t the result of fireworks or some intervening cause.”
The defense argued there is no direct physical evidence tying Rinderknecht to the fire and said the prosecution’s case relies entirely on circumstantial evidence. Rinderknecht did not testify during the trial.
Defense attorney Steve Haney spoke outside the courthouse Wednesday about why he believes it will be difficult for prosecutors to prove how the fire started.
“The lack of scene preservation. The fact that they got there after a lot of the evidence was missing. Not a lot of direct evidence. This is a circumstantial case, which is always difficult as a prosecutor to prove,” Haney said.
Rinderknecht, who was arrested and indicted last October, faces up to 45 years in prison if found guilty of three arson counts, including destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and timber set afire.
Tony Kurzweil contributed to this report
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