LEWISTON – A suspect in scams in Maine and New Jersey was arrested Wednesday after he was chased from a local bank and darted into traffic, only to have a car run over his foot, police said.

Juan Cazals, 52, of Miami Beach, Fla., entered KeyBank on East Avenue shortly after 10 a.m. with six $100 bills, said police Lt. Michael McGonagle.

Cazals asked a bank teller to exchange his cash for 30 $20 bills. After getting the smaller bills, he slipped some into his pocket, then handed the rest back, asking for traveler’s checks instead, McGonagle said.

But he then told the teller he had another appointment and left with the cash. After an employee recognized Cazals from a photo given to financial institutions throughout the state, a bank manager chased the suspect from the bank to Lisbon Street, McGonagle said.

Cazals tried to get into a passing car, which drove off, running over his foot. When he limped to the side of the street, the bank manager detained Cazals until police arrived.

He was treated and released for his foot injury at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, then taken to Androscoggin County Jail, where he was held without bail on a fugitive from justice charge in New Jersey, McGonagle said.

Cazals had been conning banks and businesses throughout Maine during the past couple of days before arriving in Lewiston, McGonagle said. He allegedly tried to scam four banks in Augusta on Tuesday, succeeding at least once, police said. He exchanged cash several times in an effort to confuse the teller. He left the Augusta bank with $260 in stolen cash, McGonagle said.

Cazals was wanted on outstanding warrants on fraud and theft charges in New Jersey, McGonagle said. Charges for the Lewiston incident are pending, police said Wednesday night.