Marshall Leese Pleads Guilty to Stealing Ambulance with Patient in Stoke-on-Trent

A man has pleaded guilty to stealing an ambulance from outside the Royal Stoke University Hospital while a patient remained inside. Marshall Leese, 31, admitted to taking the emergency vehicle, which was located shortly after in the Hartshill area of Stoke-on-Trent.

Staffordshire Police confirmed that Mr Leese was arrested following the incident. The ambulance was found undamaged, and the patient, who had been awaiting treatment, was safely recovered and returned to the hospital for care.

Details surrounding Mr Leese's motivations or the specific charges he faces beyond the theft of the vehicle were not immediately disclosed. He is scheduled to appear for sentencing at a later date, where further information regarding the circumstances of the incident is expected to emerge.