‘Grappler’ technique helps Hollywood police nab alleged car thief wanted on multiple warrants

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A “grappler deployment” helped a Hollywood police officer nab a man who was driving a stolen Mercedes-Benz last week, authorities said.

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According to an arrest report obtained Thursday by Local 10 News, Reuel Claude Sculley, 28, of Miramar, who was wanted on multiple warrants in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, was arrested last Friday, June 12, in Hollywood.

Hollywood police said an officer stopped Sculley at about 3:45 a.m. in the area of North State Road 7 and Lucky Street after using a grappler, which is a tool that deploys a tethered net from the front of the police car to entangle the rear tire of a fleeing suspect.

According to the report, Sculley was then taken into custody on multiple charges, including grand theft of a motor vehicle, possession of a vehicle with altered numbers and driving with a suspended or revoked license.

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The report states that Sculley also had an active warrant in Broward County for resisting/obstructing without violence, and two warrants in Miami-Dade County for numerous charges, including burglary, grand theft of a vehicle, providing a false name after arrest, resisting an officer without violence, interference with or disruption of an educational institution, criminal mischief and driving without a valid license.

As of Thursday morning, he was being held at the North Broward Bureau without bond.

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