A Florida man was able to save himself from a terrifying situation with some quick thinking and some extra pressure on the gas pedal.

The man, whose name has not been released, was described in a statement by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office as a Port St. Lucie dog breeder who had “boasted” online about having a lot of cash on hand. The internet brag attracted the attention of three men in their 20s who “posed as interested dog buyers,” then showed up at the man’s house to rob, assault and ultimately kidnap him, according to the sheriff’s office.

The trio broke into the victim’s home on June 16, “ransacking the residence” for cash before demanding more information about the lucrative puppies the man was breeding, according to a Port St. Lucie police report obtained by The Washington Post.

When the breeder said the puppies were not on the premises, but at his aunt’s home in Fort Lauderdale, the three men forced him to start driving there at gunpoint, according to the report.

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