A customer at the Kangaroo Express on Cahaba Valley Road had his vehicle taken from him by force while at a gas pump Feb. 12, said the Pelham Police Department through a press release.

At 7:37 a.m., Pelham Police responded to the call at the gas station. The victim of the robbery was injured during the theft after being dragged a short distance and was treated by Pelham Fire Paramedics and transported to an area hospital

Police later arrested a suspect after spotting the stolen vehicle near the intersection of Caldwell Mill Road and Cahaba Valley Road.

Police said the suspect drove away in the victim’s red 2000 Ford F-250 4×2 dually with a matching red camper shell.

Police received a tip of the suspect traveling down Cahaba Valley Road, and he was stopped near the intersection of Caldwell Mill Road at 12:40 p.m. by Pelham Police with an assist by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

Paul Edward Smith, 22, was arrested and charged with first-degree theft and third-degree assault. He is being held in the Shelby County Jail on $31,000 bond.

Police said another stolen vehicle was recovered at the scene, apparently taken earlier today in Tuscaloosa and abandoned at the station by the suspect.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Pelham Police Department at 620-6550.