What started out as the attempted theft of a bicycle by a woman at a Salina Dillons store Monday afternoon, turns into the theft of a car of a man who stopped to check on the bicycle theft.

Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney said 45-year-old Saul Cortes-Morales confronted 36-year-old Dannyel Sutton-Feldkamp of Seneca at about 2:15 p.m., when she attempted to take his bicycle that was in front of Dillons, 2350 Planet.

A tug of war over the bike continued south of the store when 76-year-old Christopher Crank of Salina pulled up into the parking lot in his 2000 Buick LeSabre and got out of the car to investigate what was going on.

During the commotion, Sutton-Feldkamp jumped into Crank’s car, which was still running, and drove off, going west on Magnolia Road and then north on Interstate 135.

Several witness called police to report what happened, and an officer located the car shortly after it exited onto Crawford Street and pulled into the 24/7 Travel Center, 671 Westport.

Sutton-Feldkamp was taken into custody and booked into the Saline County Jail on requested charges of theft and felony theft.