Instagram prankster set off fireworks in a Dollar Tree. Police say they’ve found him

A July 4 prank at a South Miami-Dade retail store landed a man in custody more than a month after police identified him.

Dorian Thomas, 24, was spotted in Los Angeles this week and according to Miami-Dade police is being extradited to South Florida.

Police say Thomas walked into the Dollar Tree at 13911 S. Dixie Highway on July 4 and ignited fireworks while someone else recorded the incident on video.

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In the 42-second video, a shirtless Thomas prepares the fireworks outside the store, then enters through a set of sliding glass doors and lays them down as sparkles explode. He smiles and speaks, sits on the ground, then gets up, grabs a trash bin and runs out of the store. Thomas and the person who recorded the incident fled in a black Honda Accord. The second person hasn’t been captured.

Video of the incident was posted to a now-deleted Instagram page for social media prankster Doogang3x. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue extinguished the fireworks.

Police soon identified Thomas and tracked him to Los Angeles. It was unclear Thursday what charges were pending.

This story was originally published August 23, 2018 at 10:08 AM.