A 24-year old Bulgaria was caught red handed by the Colorado police a he was driving drunk a jeep he stole earlier. (Sofia Photo Agency)
A Bulgarian citizen was arrested in the resort Aspen, in the US state of Colorado, while he was driving inebriated a jeep he stole earlier, the Aspen Times reported.
The 24-year Maksim Georgiev may receive a year-and-a-half sentence and a fine of USD 200 000 for the car theft. He is also charged with driven in an intoxicated state.
The man could be released on a USD 500-bail which he told the police he could get from friends.
Georgiev will be brought before court on March 3, Bulgaria's national holiday of Liberation Day.