Close encounters of the delusional kind.
A Florida whacko accused of stealing a BMW told cops he was “teleported” into the luxury car on orders from the “X-Men” — and later thanked the officers for saving him from “aliens” he claimed were after him, according to nutty police bodycam footage.
Calvin Johnson, 36, was arrested Monday afternoon after swiping the unlocked flashy car from Bicentennial Park in Ormond Beach and wrecking it minutes later while barreling down a nearby highway at 130 mph, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Calvin Johnson, 36, was arrested Monday afternoon after stealing an unlocked BMW from a Florida park. Volusia County CorrectionsThe car’s owner told police he was walking his dog around the park and returned to find it missing, noting he had left his keys in the cupholder.
Shocking footage captured cops arriving at the wreck, where the troubled, bloodied suspect repeatedly insisted he didn’t steal the car but had been “teleported” into it and was following the “X-Men’s” orders.
“I don’t know how I get in the car,” a frantic Johnson garbled to the deputy, according to the video.
“I don’t know, I teleported.”
The cop continued to place cuffs on the suspect, who mumbled incoherently while being questioned.
“I don’t know how I get in the car,” a frantic Johnson garbled to the deputy, according to the video. Volusia Sheriff's Office“They told me, the X-Men, to do it,” Johnson slurred, the footage showed.
“I don’t do that stuff. Someone told me to get in there. Someone’s in my head. Thank you for saving me. I don’t know how I got in there. You saved me from the aliens.”
A witness at the crash site said the clearly dazed and confused man’s seatbelt likely saved his life.
The video showed the gray 2018 BMW with its hood heavily mangled and parked across the shoulder and curb after the alleged thief seemingly crashed it into trees and brush just off the road.
The cop continued to place cuffs on the suspect, who mumbled incoherently while being questioned. Volusia Sheriff's OfficeBystanders rushed to douse flames inside the car and the surrounding shrubbery along the highway.
Johnson was charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle and driving with a suspended license.
He was taken to an area hospital for treatment and will be transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail.






