FLORIDA MAN

Two months after a man was killed in a hit-and-run while walking his dog, another suspect has been arrested in connection to the crime, according to police.

Florida Man vs Florida Sheriff In this July 2017 photo, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey gets ready to spin his popular "Wheel of Fugitive" in Titusville, Fla. After she refused, Ivey urged some of her biggest donors to drop their support, Musselman told Florida Today. Two other candidates for public office have made similar allegations to Florida Today. In exchange, both candidates were offered jobs in Goodson's office if he won, Florida Today reported. For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, Florida Today (Melbourne, Fla.).

A man in the St. Cloud area was found on Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

Melbourne police make an arrest under strange cirumstances.

A Holocaust center in Florida and others condemned the presence of protesters holding Nazi flags and posters with antisemitic imagery outside a convention of young conservative activists that drew as speakers President Donald Trump, Florida Gov, Ron DeSantis and several Republican U.S. senators.

A 70-year-old woman was stabbed by the bill of a 100-pound sailfish that leapt out of the water and attacked her as her companions were trying to reel it in on a boat near the Florida coast.

A woman was hit and killed while attempting to cross a portion of Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A fight between children led to officers evacuating a parking garage at Universal Studios "out of an abundance of caution," according to Orlando police.

A man who was struck by lightning while working as a landscaper in New Smyrna Beach has died, according to his family.

It’s pretty clean, pretty quick.”The Sunshine State has become internationally notorious for the oddball miscreants who populate its police blotters and local news reports — known collectively as Florida Man. Florida Man, meet Florida Sheriff. All but one of Florida’s 67 counties have an elected sheriff, and they wield enormous influence in part because they’re often the only countywide elected official. “Save the taxpayers’ money.”On the Atlantic Coast, near Cape Canaveral, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey makes a game of crime — literally. Over in central Florida is, perhaps, the highest-profile enemy of Florida Man (and Florida Woman).

Maybe Florida Man has finally met his match.

Florida Man vs Florida Sheriff In this image taken from an undated video posted by the Lee County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Carmine Marceno speaks at a news conference in Fort Myers, Fla. Sheriff Marceno refers to the jailhouse as the "Marceno Motel." It’s pretty clean, pretty quick.”The Sunshine State has become internationally notorious for the oddball miscreants who populate its police blotters and local news reports — known collectively as Florida Man. Florida Man, meet Florida Sheriff. “Save the taxpayers’ money.”On the Atlantic Coast, near Cape Canaveral, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey makes a game of crime — literally. Over in central Florida is, perhaps, the highest-profile enemy of Florida Man (and Florida Woman).

Maybe Florida Man has finally met his match.

When a naked man in southwestern Florida recently raised a ruckus outside his house and threatened a deputy with a kitchen knife, the SWAT team swooped in and apprehended him. The Sunshine State has become internationally notorious for the oddball miscreants who populate its police blotters and local news reports — known collectively as Florida Man. There are murders and mayhem, like anyplace else, and then there are the only-in-Florida incidents like the man charged with assault with a deadly weapon for throwing an alligator through a Wendy’s drive-thru window in Palm Beach County in 2015. Florida Man, meet Florida Sheriff.

A Lake County man was arrested after trying to blow up his own home with homemade explosives Wednesday, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

There's more than one way to capture a gator.

Currently being shot in Wilmington, North Carolina, the new Netflix series “Florida Man'' will be available for streaming likely some time in 2022.

A Gibsonton resident charged in 2017 for distributing and possessing child pornography was sentenced Tuesday to five years in federal prison.

Marion County Sheriff’s Office detectives investigated a tip that led to the arrest of an Ocala man accused of possessing child pornography.

A witness said the tractor operator turned around and drove back over the alligator.

Whether you know Syoma Klochko from her work as the unpredictable percussionist for free-jazz collective Bongus or as the stalwart guitarist for ska/reggae army Florida...

A Florida man’s quick actions saved his life. Mark Johnson is now recovering after he was bitten on the leg by an 8-foot alligator over the weekend. Johnson recounted the frightening moments being grabbed by a gator while walking his dog, Rex, behind his home in Port Saint Lucie. After the bite, Johnson used a simple, yet effective move that likely saved his life from the more than 8-foot alligator that was spinning with a tight hold on the 61-year-old’s foot. He could have easily started tearing flesh and after the flesh, you’re talking bone and twisting and that’s a leg removal,” Johnson said.

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MIAMI – A South Florida man has been accused of fraudulently obtaining $60,000 in federal coronavirus relief loans. Louis received proceeds from three fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loans in early June, according to a criminal complaint. Louis had PPP loan money deposited into accounts that he controlled, prosecutors said. Authorities said surveillance cameras caught him withdrawing cash from one of these accounts after the loan money was deposited. The Paycheck Protection Program represents billions of dollars in forgivable small business loans for Americans struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On Friday, the Florida Lottery announced the winner of a $1 million top prize ticket sold in Central Florida. Stephen Smith, 43, of Cocoa, claimed a lump-sum payment of $790,000.00 after winning on a THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game. Smith purchased his winning ticket from a 7-Eleven in Melbourne. “The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket,” officials said. The $30 game launched in February and features 155 top prizes of $1,000,000 and over $948 million in cash prizes, lottery officials said.

WELLINGTON, Fla. – A Florida construction worker called in a bomb threat to a water treatment facility to get a day off work, authorities said. Richard Hamilton, 36, was arrested Thursday and charged with making a bomb threat, the Palm Beach Post reported. More than 20 people evacuated Wellington's water treatment plant shortly after the threatening 911 call around 7 a.m. Thursday, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff’s bomb squad, a bomb dog and drones searched Hamilton’s vehicle and the surrounding area and found no evidence of a bomb, the sheriff’s office said. Wellington's water service was not affected, village officials said.

We always bring Publix fried chicken for lunch. "Fried chicken! Fried chicken!" "Nothing but fried chicken. The same woman responds, "No, just a piece of the fried chicken.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A dispute over an unleashed dog prompted two Florida men to pull out their weapons and exchanged gunfire. One man ended up hospitalized, and both were arrested on charges of gun possession by a convicted felon. Joseph Tyrone Scott, 39, and Dewayne Mavins, 35, were jailed on Wednesday, The Gainesville Sun reported. Frank Kinsey said the argument began over Mavins walking his large dog while unleashed. Scott was shot in the chest and lower leg and treated for non-life threatening wounds.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A recent report suggests Florida is among the most sinful states in the U.S. -- and we’ve got the Florida Man stories to back up the claim. In this week’s episode of “News 6/360,” anchors Julie Broughton and Brianna Volz walk you through the methodology that landed us the No. [iPHONE AND APP USERS: Click here for the best viewing experience]Also, have you heard of a ghost kitchen? [RELATED: You could soon see ‘ghost kitchens’ pop up in Orlando | Florida Foodie: The man behind Central Florida’s first ghost kitchen]New to News 6/360? iPhone users can also use the YouTube app and search ClickOrlando.com.

BELLE ISLE, Fla. – Belle Isle police said an armed 18-year-old man found sleeping in his car-- still in drive --on Christmas morning is accused of threatening to shoot a police officer. The officer said Reyna was sitting slumped over in the driver’s seat with a bottle of scotch in his lap, snoring. The officer said he saw a black gun holster in Reyna’s waistband and 18-year-old continued to try and reach into his pants. After the officer was able to secure Reyna’s handcuffs, the suspect said “Ima shoot your (expletive) bruh,” according to the report. At one point, Reyna spit on two Belle Isle police officers trying to secure him to a gurney, according to the report.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – After his photo circulated online, the Florida man accused of masturbating in the toy section of a Walmart has turned himself in, according to Winter Haven police. Police said 19-year-old Elias Alan-Arturo Flor turned himself in at the Winter Haven Police Department Saturday night after investigators shared his photo and asked the community to help identify him. [PREVIOUS: Video shows Florida man masturbating in Walmart toy section, police say]Police seek ID of man accused of committing lewd act in toy section of Walmart. (Image: Winter Haven PD)According to police, Flor masturbated on the woman’s back while she was looking at items on the shelves and in her shopping cart. “This situation is absolutely sickening,” said Winter Haven Police Chief Charlie Bird.

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A Port Orange man finds himself surround by cement bricks after deputies say he stole more than a $1,000 worth of Legos from multiple stores. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested Sean Nicholas Dunlop on a warrant. Deputies say the 30-year-old went on a Lego shoplifting spree throughout the month of September. Dunlop’s shoplifting was first recorded Sept. 7, when he first lifted high valued Lego toys from a Flagler County Target, according to an arrest report. Investigators learned Dunlop also committed similar thefts at Volusia County Target locations and a Kohl’s using the same vehicle and method.

LARGO, Fla. – A Florida man is accused of spitting food into a woman's mouth following a road rage incident. Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies arrested David Paul Wipperman, 61, Thursday on felony battery charges in the Oct. 29 incident. An arrest report says Wipperman got into a road rage incident with a woman that evening. He got out of his truck and approached the woman’s vehicle, deputies say. The report says Wipperman spit the food he was chewing at her, then opened the door and screamed at her, the arrest report says.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. – That darn wind is always causing trouble, especially for "Florida Man." A man pulled over by police in Fort Pierce last month claimed the cocaine residue found inside a Budweiser can along with a crack pipe was blown there by the wind, according to News 6 sister station WPLG. Police noticed Joseph Zak, 37, appeared to be trying to discard an item when he was stopped for failing to pause at a stop sign, The Smoking Gun reports. When cops asked Zak about the white residue inside the can which eventually tested positive for crack cocaine, he told them "the police or the wind must have placed it there." Zak was arrested and jailed.

click to enlarge Photo via Adobe StockA shotgun may seem like the obvious Florida Man weapon of choice. But Florida Man contains multitudes and, lately, an affinity for machetes.Mascotte Police Tuesday arrested a Florida man who allegedly armed himself with a machete while hanging out in a shed with four other people. On Oct. 30, a 26-year-old Florida man was allegedly attempting to pry his way into a Fort Lauderdale home with a pipe, when the homeowner appeared with a machete. The two attacked each other, the Associated Press reports , with the resident able to pin the burglar and call the police.Also in Fort Lauderdale, another Florida man allegedly attempted to rob an Aldi's while wearing a Halloween mask and armed with ... a machete. When police approached the man he claimed that he was allowed to carry whatever weapon or tool he wanted.

Toys R Us via CNNLet the holiday shopping season begin. Just in time to make it under your tree this year, Toys "R" Us is making a comeback. Here's what's trending on ClickOrlando.com: Target resurrects Toys R UsAlex Wong/Getty ImagesToys R Us is coming back just in time for the toy-buying season and, unlike the old days, you won't even have to visit a store to pick out your favorite items. It's still raining, it's still pouringGetty ImagesAnd honestly, I think I did hear that old man snoring Adrienne mentioned in Tuesday's newsletter. This time, Florida Man and his friend are accused of trying to get an alligator to bite him.

A Tennessee woman claims she contracted a flesh-eating bacteria from a trip to the nail salon. My thumb started throbbing, Sharp told WTVF. "The doctors told us had I waited another hour it might not be a good situation," said Sharp. She said shes lucky to be alive.Now, Sharp is suing the nail salon where she believes she picked up the bacteria. RELATED STORIESHow This Girl Got a Flesh-Eating Bacteria on Vacation in FloridaDoctors Remove 25% of Florida Man's Skin After He Contracts Flesh-Eating BacteriaGirl Who Contracted Flesh-Eating Bacteria Is Back on Her Feet and Walking Toward Recovery