A would-be burglar got stuck under a door for nine hours.

''trying to fix the door''

Manual Fernandes allegedly got his head stuck between a metal door and a concrete loading dock floor when he was trying to rob the Rent-A-Center store in the US, but he claims he was just ''trying to fix the door''.

Assistant manager John Rodriguez was shocked with what he saw when he got to work, so much so he started filming the man and questioned why he was stuck there.

He said: ''I happened to walk in and he was there. I saw that little head sticking out.''

Fernandes eventually pleads with John to let him go, claiming he hasn't taken anything.