6/23/25 Mesquite, TX – Man Steals Allegiance Ambulance From Dallas Regional Medical Center – Police Chase – Spike Strips – Crashes – Arrested

June 23, 2025

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What we know:

Police confirmed the ambulance was taken from Dallas Regional Medical Center on Galloway Avenue in Mesquite.

Witnesses said a man wearing no clothes who was transported to the hospital got into the Allegiance Ambulance and drove away.

Officers located the ambulance a short time later and tried to stop the driver, but he took off.

He finally stopped on I-20 near Talty, Texas, after officers disabled the ambulance using spike strips.

What they’re saying:

The Mesquite Police Department confirmed the identity of the suspect as 36-year-old Walter Butler.

There were no accidents and no one was hurt during the chase.

Butler was charged with theft, evading arrest with a vehicle, and resisting arrest, search, or transport.