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A 24-year-old Michigan man broke into a gas station and called 911 on himself, claiming he wanted to go to jail to be with his incarcerated brother, authorities said.

St. Clair County Sheriff Tim Donnellon told the Times Herald of Port Huron that deputies obliged, arresting the man early Tuesday.

The man called the emergency number about 4:30 a.m. from inside the gas station in Capac, a village northeast of Detroit, authorities said. He said he had had broken in about 20 minutes earlier.

The man's name wasn't released pending an arraignment.

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