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marmar

(76,985 posts)
Fri Jul 16, 2021, 09:49 AM Jul 2021

Florida man accused of stealing gator from golf course, threw it around to teach 'it a lesson'




DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A Florida man who stole an alligator from a miniature-golf course, swung it around by its tail and threw it into the air claimed he was teaching the reptile “a lesson,” according to the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety.

Police said they were patrolling on South Atlantic Avenue around 3:20 a.m. Thursday when they saw a man later identified as William Hodge attempting to throw a live gator onto the roof of a building.

Hodge, 32, grabbed the creature by its tail and hit it against a building awning, according to the affidavit. He’s also accused of slamming it onto the ground and stomping on it twice and throwing the alligator over his shoulder and then onto the ground. ..........(more)

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/07/15/florida-man-accused-of-stealing-gator-from-golf-course-threw-it-around-to-teach-it-a-lesson/#//




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Florida man accused of stealing gator from golf course, threw it around to teach 'it a lesson' (Original Post) marmar Jul 2021 OP
William "Bubba" Hodge underpants Jul 2021 #1
He'll claim it was self defense. sop Jul 2021 #2
That's sick Wicked Blue Jul 2021 #3
+1 nt Javaman Jul 2021 #4
Alcohol was involved. madinmaryland Jul 2021 #5

underpants

(182,279 posts)
1. William "Bubba" Hodge
Fri Jul 16, 2021, 09:53 AM
Jul 2021

Did it eat his orange mini golf ball?

Boy that’s Florida - forget hitting it through the clowns mouth they have alligators on the course.

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