An 11-year-old boy has been arrested after stealing a school bus and driving off with it, forcing police to chase him down.

According to Fox News, the bizarre felony occurred on Sunday, October 11, at approximately 11:00AM in Scotlandville near Baton Rouge in the state of Louisiana.

Police say that the bus in question had no keys in the ignition and only required a push-to-start button, making it an easy target for the thief.

Per WBRZ News, the child then led at least 10 police officers on a chase for approximately 45 minutes, all the while flipping off his pursuers with his middle finger, before crashing into a tree on Greenwell Springs Road, after swerving to avoid spike strips.

The boy was arrested shortly thereafter, and reportedly compliant and unharmed, despite his ordeal.

The arresting officers told WBRZ that the boy (whose identity has not been made public) was too small to reach the breaks, accelerator, or clutch while seated at the wheel, and thus was forced to stand up for the entirety of the chase while he was driving the stolen vehicle.

Per WBRZ, the unnamed child has since been booked into a parish juvenile detention center, where he has been detained on several charges, including theft of a motor vehicle and aggravated assault.

The following footage was recorded near the scene by a startled witness named Joy Gradney, who later shared the video on her personal Facebook account, which shows cops chasing after the boy:

According to a recent report by The Advocate, it was later determined by police investigators that the bus was not taken from the nearby Progress Head Start preschool campus.

Instead, the young felon purloined the bus from a property on Elmer Avenue, where the bus' owner (now deceased) had once subcontracted the vehicle to local East Baton Rouge schools.

Per the Advocate, police spokesperson Sargeant L'Jean McKneely Jr stated that officers have been in touch with the child's parents. However, it is unknown if the boy is still under incarceration.

An 11-year-old boy has been arrested after stealing a school bus and driving off with it, forcing police to chase him down.

According to Fox News, the bizarre felony occurred on Sunday, October 11, at approximately 11:00AM in Scotlandville near Baton Rouge in the state of Louisiana.

Police say that the bus in question had no keys in the ignition and only required a push-to-start button, making it an easy target for the thief.

Per WBRZ News, the child then led at least 10 police officers on a chase for approximately 45 minutes, all the while flipping off his pursuers with his middle finger, before crashing into a tree on Greenwell Springs Road, after swerving to avoid spike strips.

The boy was arrested shortly thereafter, and reportedly compliant and unharmed, despite his ordeal.

The arresting officers told WBRZ that the boy (whose identity has not been made public) was too small to reach the breaks, accelerator, or clutch while seated at the wheel, and thus was forced to stand up for the entirety of the chase while he was driving the stolen vehicle.

Per WBRZ, the unnamed child has since been booked into a parish juvenile detention center, where he has been detained on several charges, including theft of a motor vehicle and aggravated assault.

The following footage was recorded near the scene by a startled witness named Joy Gradney, who later shared the video on her personal Facebook account, which shows cops chasing after the boy:

According to a recent report by The Advocate, it was later determined by police investigators that the bus was not taken from the nearby Progress Head Start preschool campus.

Instead, the young felon purloined the bus from a property on Elmer Avenue, where the bus' owner (now deceased) had once subcontracted the vehicle to local East Baton Rouge schools.

Per the Advocate, police spokesperson Sargeant L'Jean McKneely Jr stated that officers have been in touch with the child's parents. However, it is unknown if the boy is still under incarceration.