{"id":923867,"date":"2026-07-09T19:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/923867\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:58:19","slug":"woman-accused-of-stealing-ambulance-on-22-mile-west-side-joyride-also-faces-3-kidnapping-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/923867\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman accused of stealing ambulance on 22-mile West Side joyride also faces 3 kidnapping charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A woman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/07\/08\/woman-accused-of-stealing-ambulance-downtown-sapd-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/07\/08\/woman-accused-of-stealing-ambulance-downtown-sapd-says\/\">who went joyriding in an ambulance Wednesday morning<\/a> is now facing multiple charges, one day after San Antonio police caught up to and arrested her on the West Side. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">San Antonio police officers arrested Alecsis Skie Roberts, 30, on Military Drive near U.S. Highway 90. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">According to court records, Roberts is facing the following five charges, which are all considered third-degree felonies: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 etvbxt font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Stack-vJ7SwH7U__StackBase-sc-1m5bkhd-0 evEXvX dsnUCb\">\n<p>three counts of kidnapping<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Stack-vJ7SwH7U__StackBase-sc-1m5bkhd-0 evEXvX dsnUCb\">\n<p>evading arrest with a vehicle <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Stack-vJ7SwH7U__StackBase-sc-1m5bkhd-0 evEXvX dsnUCb\">\n<p>theft of property worth between $30,000 and $150,000<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">An ambulance was dispatched at approximately 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to the Wells Fargo location near the intersection of East Commerce Street and South St. Mary\u2019s Street for a person feeling unwell. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">While two medics were helping a patient in the back of the ambulance, an SAPD report said Roberts climbed into the unoccupied driver\u2019s seat and took off. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Police said its EAGLE helicopter kept track of Roberts as she drove from the downtown area to the Loop 1604-U.S. Highway 90 westbound interchange before she turned around and was later taken into custody. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">In all, Roberts\u2019 ambulance trek lasted for approximately 22 miles. Officers said the medics and the patient were not injured during Roberts\u2019 time on the road. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">SAPD said its investigation is ongoing. <\/p>\n<p>How the medics and patient are doing<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">A San Antonio Fire Department spokesperson also provided KSAT with an update on the medics and the patient Thursday morning. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The medics were evaluated and were allowed to go home for the remainder of Wednesday. The patient was later transported to a different ambulance and taken to a local hospital for treatment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">According to the spokesperson, the ambulance was equipped with anti-theft devices installed \u201cseveral years ago.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\u201cIn this case, the individual that stole the ambulance either 1. Knew how to perform the multi-step process to put the vehicle in drive, or 2. Was able to break the anti-theft system by force to get the vehicle in drive,\u201d the spokesperson told KSAT. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">How Roberts stole the ambulance remains under investigation, SAFD said. <\/p>\n<p>Previous theft charges <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">According to Bexar County court records, Roberts was convicted and spent two years behind bars after she was charged with theft of a vehicle worth between $2,500 and $30,000 in December 2023. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">In April, records also show Roberts pleaded no contest to a Class B misdemeanor theft charge. She later served 16 days at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">As for her five current charges, a Bexar County judge set Roberts\u2019 combined bond at $200,000, county records indicate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><b>More coverage of this story on KSAT: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 etvbxt font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Stack-vJ7SwH7U__StackBase-sc-1m5bkhd-0 evEXvX dsnUCb\"\/><\/ul>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A woman who went joyriding in an ambulance Wednesday morning is now facing multiple charges,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":923868,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,4219,7236,14357,7202,7203,7725,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,8437],"class_list":["post-923867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-america","tag-crime","tag-downtown","tag-safd","tag-san-antonio","tag-sanantonio","tag-sapd","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-west-side"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/923868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}