Police charged Clinton Eastman, 22, of Rochester, with stealing an brown 1998 Blazer Tuesday after being stopped by the Minnesota State Patrol near the 172-mile marker on Interstate 90.

According to police, the vehicle&8217;s owner, Teresa Kroupa, was inside the Ole&8217;s Shell gas station on 2222 E. Main St. when Eastman was seen getting into the vehicle and driving off at about 2:50 p.m.

Eastman is being held in jail on charges of stealing the automobile, police said.