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A deputy passes the wrecked Ferrari that crashed on Pacific Coast Highway west of Decker Canyon Road. The car's registered owner, Swedish millionaire Stefan Eriksson, said that he was a passenger. On Monday, he was charged with grand theft, embezzelment and a firearms violation.

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6:46 AM PDT, April 3, 2009


STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- The fast-driving Swede who made headlines in the U.S. by crashing a rare Ferrari in Malibu three years ago has been arrested in his home country on suspicion of theft, assault and extortion.

Stefan Eriksson was deported to Sweden last year after serving a prison sentence in the United States, where he had pleaded no contest to charges of drunken driving, embezzlement and illegal gun possession.



Photos: Ferrari ShatteredHe became known as the "Ferrari Guy" after crashing a $1.5 million Ferrari Enzo against a pole at 162 mph (260 kph) in the wealthy beach town of Malibu in 2006.

Swedish prosecutors now say he's suspected on seven counts, including attempted extortion and aggravated assault. The Uppsala district court granted a request Thursday to keep him in jail pending an investigation.

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