June 3 – Florida Man Arrested After Tossing 3 ½ Foot Alligator Through Wendy’s Drive-Thru Window

Alligators are considered deadly reptiles, especially when agitated by humans. However, in Florida, your mere existence can cause a gator to chase you to death. So, there’s no way a man would use such a deadly animal to hit you. However, a Florida man might have had a crazy sense of humor when he tossed a 3 ½ foot gator through an eatery’s drive-through window.

24-year-old Joshua James allegedly picked a 3.5-foot gator on his way to a Wendy’s restaurant in Palm Beach County. The man, after making his order, tossed the reptile, leaving the Wendy’s staff in hysterics. Upon leaving, the man stopped by a nearby convenience store to make a purchase, probably happy at the “fun” he had made. His actions were captured by a CCTV camera, which helped the cops to track him down.

To the law enforcement system, the man illegally possessed the alligator. Besides, the animal was termed a deadly weapon because its injuries could be deadly. While alligator bites are similar to dog bites, infections attacking the injuries or wounds could be deadly, per the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation. As such, James was incarcerated before bailing out with $6,000.

Nicholas Guerin, a Wildlife official was called to the Wendy’s restaurant, captured the animal, and released it to the wild. However, no one was hurt, per an arrest report by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation. After detectives tracked down the 24-year-old, he explained he had found the alligator by the road when he decided to pick it up and put it in his truck. The man’s mother explained her son’s actions might have been because he thought they were funny.

As such, Linda James explained her son didn’t have ill intentions when he threw the gator, saying that’s the reason he didn’t mind turning himself in.

See Also:

• Florida Man Calendar – June 2
• Florida Man Docket – June 1
• Florida Man Files – May 31

June 3 – Florida Man Steals Car With Baby in It, Drops the Baby Safely, and Drives Off

A Florida man might have been ready to steal but not kidnap yet.

The suspect was captured by a surveillance camera pulling over at a gas station and hurriedly handing over a baby in a car seat to a clerk working at the station overnight before getting back to the car and driving off.

Michelle Ashby, owner of the Jack’s Place restaurant said the suspect came running with an infant still wrapped in the car seat to beckon her attention. After making sure the clerk had seen the baby, he placed the car seat at the door of the convenience store and left. The suspect’s actions were in the full glare of surveillance camera, hinting at what he had worn that day – a white tank and dark pants.

The car thief had driven 6 miles from where he stole the car from – another gas station in Wallis, just near the Palm Beach International Airport. The 5-month-old infant had been sleeping in the back seat, which might have made it hard to notice its presence immediately. As a fast thinker as most thieves are, the suspect decided to drive into a 24-hour shop to help the baby reunite with its mother.

He walked out with the baby still sleeping in its car seat and beckoned the clerk’s attention before placing the baby at the door. The clerk’s first reaction was to call the cops upon whose arrival, the baby had just woken up and was a little fussy. The clerk feared that the baby was hungry at the time, which is often a horrible feeling, especially when their mother isn’t around.

Thanks to the suspect, the baby was safely reunited with its mother. However, the car whose engine the owner had left running was nowhere to be found.