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‘Can I Get Out?’ Man Busts Suspected Car Thief Trapped In His Corvette

Police arrested a suspected car thief, Florida man Julio Solano, who was believed to have been locked inside a Corvette in Miami Beach on Monday, NBC Miami reported.

Solano recorded the bizarre encounter with suspect Ravesh Rabindranath, 33, who police arrested on suspicion of unattended vehicle theft, the media reported. Reported.

The video begins with Solano staring intently at the suspect's car. “Bro, this is not your car. It's my car,” Solano says. “But why are you in my car?” the suspect tries to argue with Solano, to which Solano responds: “No, you can't get out. I'm calling the police.”

The suspect made gestures and uttered some words, but these were not seen on the video. (RELATED: Police release RV theft suspect from jail, help owner start vehicle)

“What do you mean, 'for what?' This is auto theft,” Solano said. The suspect showed Solano the license plate and continued, “That's got nothing to do with it. What were you doing with my car?” Solano responded. “No way, family. No way.”

The footage then cuts to police arriving and officers ordering the suspect out of the vehicle before the footage ends.

Solano, in an interview with NewsNation on Thursday, said he was on his way back from breakfast when the incident happened.

“I still can't comprehend that there is another man in my car and they are trying to convince me that it is not my car,” Solano told the news agency.

Solano said she initially thought it was a prank, and even though a garage worker warned her about the suspect in her car and she called police, she thought the worker was “playing tricks.”

Solano recalled being surprised as she was walking to her car when the suspect suddenly jumped out. “Can I come outside?” Rabindranath asked Solano. According to To Local 10 News.

“The electrical components of the car don't work without the key. Luckily, he didn't know about the manual door locks under the seats,” Solano told the outlet. Following his arrest, Rabindranath's bail was set at $2,500.

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