A man who allegedly stole a transport ambulance operated by a private service outside Stephens County Hospital Friday morning faces several charges.
Kenneth Leon Kell, 51, of Toccoa was waiting to be transported for a mental evaluation when he allegedly took the ambulance around 8 a.m. and fled, said Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell.
He was apprehended a short distance away, near Toccoa Police Department.
Kell was charged with simple assault on hospital staff, theft by taking, and driving with a suspended license, Jarrell said.
