Florida Tourist Charged With Disorderly Intoxication After ‘Molesting’ Manatee Statue and Throwing Gator Nuggets
During an arrest, police officers find gator nuggets stuffed inside a 23-year-old Florida tourist’s pockets. (Photo: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook)
In a recent incident that unfolded in St. Pete Beach, Florida, authorities apprehended a 23-year-old tourist from Pittsburgh on charges of disorderly intoxication, NBC 6 reported last week.
The arrest, documented by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), followed a series of unconventional events that commenced at Rick’s Reef Bar on Dec. 8, where deputies responded to a call involving an “intoxicated person causing a disturbance.”
According to the PCSO, the incident unfolded when the individual was informed that his bill had been settled and, after appearing to be upset, was asked to vacate the premises. Once outside, he “molested” a plastic manatee situated in the restaurant’s parking lot, prompting another ejection, per the report.
The PCSO said the man later became “physically aggressive” with an employee and hurled gator nuggets within the restaurant’s dining area before making a swift exit.
“Outside the restaurant, he molested the plastic manatee in the parking lot and was once again asked to leave,” the sheriff’s office explained. “He became physically aggressive with the employee asking him to leave and threw gator nuggets into the dining area before fleeing the scene.”
Shortly thereafter, he allegedly returned to yell obscenities at staff members of the nearby Postcard Inn, refusing repeated requests to leave, the PCSO added.
Law enforcement was summoned, leading to the individual’s apprehension. During the ensuing pat-down, deputies made a peculiar discovery: he had covertly stashed some gator nuggets. The surreal encounter was captured on video and shared on the sheriff’s office’s social media platforms.
Following his detainment, the man was booked into jail and subsequently released, leaving the community perplexed by the peculiar turn of events in this alcohol-infused escapade.
“He sexualy molested a monument manatee in Florida,” a Facebook user commented. “Thats almost against Biblical proportions in this state.
Possesion of gator Bites and using them as a projectile, who does this.”
“You can’t reason with a drunk,” another said, while a third simply wrote, “#florida.”
In August, a Florida man wearing an “I’m the Reason the Beer’s Always Gone” t-shirt found himself facing a DUI after reportedly driving with a blood alcohol level nearly three times over the legal limit.
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