According to the New York Daily News, Nicholas Jackson, 36, entered a Pompano Beach BMW dealership on Thursday and attempted to buy a BMW X-6 with an electronic benefits transfer card and a credit card. A day after he was turned away, police said the dealership was burglarized and 60 sets of keys were taken.

Martin County Sheriff’s deputies found Jackson and the stolen vehicle in Palm City, Florida, where they said he ended up after the car ran out of gas.

Jackson was arrested and charged with grand theft auto. He remains in the Martin County Jail on a $20,000 bond.

Read more at the New York Daily News.

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