--- description: "Who steals a fruit truck?" said the store's owner. "I mean it’s a fruit truck" title: Edible Arrangement Van Thief Behind Bars for DUI After Car Chase image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03b41bbf709e632c/6986974b35ba6fd439c028bf/161009253.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Edible Arrangements Van Thief Charged with DUI by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 12, 2014 3:24 PM CUT  Colorado produced foods that would make nice holiday gifts. Colorado produced foods that would make nice holiday gifts.Cyrus McCrimmon—Denver Post/Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 12, 2014 3:24 PM CUT A man accused of stealing an Edible Arrangements van Wednesday night is now behind bars after leading Alabama police in a two-county car chase. The Edible Arrangements driver left the vehicle running when he quickly ran into the store in Huntsville, Ala. When he looked back to check on the van, it was gone. “Who steals a fruit truck? I mean it’s a fruit truck,” Michelda Johnson, owner of the Huntsville Edible Arrangements, told [WHNT News 19.](http://whnt.com/2014/06/12/man-behind-bars-charged-with-dui-in-stolen-delivery-van-case/ "undefined") Police pursued the suspect, David Wessley Carter, until he ran over a spike strip and pulled over. Wessley, allegedly drunk at the time, is now in custody for multiple traffic violations and a DUI. \[[_WHNT News 19_](http://whnt.com/2014/06/12/man-behind-bars-charged-with-dui-in-stolen-delivery-van-case/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2864457/edible-arrangements-van-stolen/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2864457/edible-arrangements-van-stolen/"},"headline":"Edible Arrangements Van Thief Charged with DUI","datePublished":"2014-06-12T15:24:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:10:42.415Z","description":"\"Who steals a fruit truck?\" said the store's owner. \"I mean it’s a fruit truck\"","url":"https://time.com/2864457/edible-arrangements-van-stolen/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime","alabama","dui","Arrest"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03b41bbf709e632c/6986974b35ba6fd439c028bf/161009253.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03b41bbf709e632c/6986974b35ba6fd439c028bf/161009253.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"DENVER, CO. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2004-Colorado produced foods that would make nice holiday gifts. EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS (DENVER POST PHOTO BY CYRUS MCCRIMMON CELL PHONE 303 358 9990 HOME PHONE 303 370 1054)","caption":"DENVER, CO. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2004-Colorado produced foods that would make nice holiday gifts. EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS (DENVER POST PHOTO BY CYRUS MCCRIMMON CELL PHONE 303 358 9990 HOME PHONE 303 370 1054)","creditText":"Cyrus McCrimmon—Denver Post/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2864457/edible-arrangements-van-stolen/","name":"Edible Arrangements Van Thief Charged with DUI"}}]}] ```