ZEPHYRHILLS — The ATM ate Louis Dotti’s debit card.  authorities said  Instead of calling the police or the bank it may belong to, he took matters into his own hands.

The 43-year-old got some scissors from his pickup and used them on the machine.. He was at it for about an hour the story goes.

When that failed, he pounded on the machine with his fists, causing $2,182 damage to the ATM.

Dotti was charged with criminal mischief. This is fifth arrest in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. His previous arrests were on charges of DUI and driving with a suspended license. He was released from the Pasco County jail Wednesday night on $2,000 bail.

Dotti did not want to comment about the incident Thursday. A bank official would not comment about what happened or why Dotti’s card was stuck in the machine in the first place.

In the past we have seen other reports of people getting angry over ATMs but mostly because of the high fees accrued when one causes an overdraft. 

The lesson is when losing an ATM card count to 10 or even 100 before deciding what to do. Also, fixing things that aren’t yours isn’t a good idea if you don’t have permission. This goes for vending machines as well.