Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company, contributed to this report via WPTV. A 72-year-old Florida man was arrested last month after he was caught on video chasing down his neighbor on a tractor during a dispute over property, police said. Florida man tries to bribe his way out of DUI arrest, police say. MORE NEWS: South Florida Sending Help To Victims Of Tornado Aftermath
“This is just me, this is the power of an individual not an organization, not a political campaign, but just the power of individual stand up and say no more,” said Attey.Īs of now, Attey has not been charged, but police said they haven’t ruled it out and ask that anyone who ever hears anything like this to contact law enforcement immediately. “I think we’re in a day and age when you can’t take any comment like that lightly and we encouraged people to bring anything to our attention,” said Assistant Chief Richard Del Toro.Īuthorities said they spoke to Attey, a Martin County High School graduate who now lives in Washington D.C. Tammany Parish Sheriffs Office posted a BOLO on its social. Port St Lucie police were alarmed when they found out from the clerk and a store customer. A Florida man who robbed a Mandeville-area gas station this past summer was. READ MORE: COVID-19 Hospitalizations Above 1,400 “I’m in a Walmart a few days after El Paso and I’m seeing a white nationalist looking guy purchase a gun and I got mad,” Attey said. “I was in the Walmart in Port St Lucie and I just spoke my mind, said Phil Attey.Īttey admitted that might not have been the best way to make a point, but he insisted he wasn’t serious and he’s a gun violence prevention activist. Officers found the man, who told them he was trying to make a political point. READ MORE: House January 6 Committee Recommends Contempt Charges Against Mark Meadows This coming a few days after the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, in which at least 31 people were killed. PINELLAS PARK, Florida (AP) A Florida guy has been charged with an offense for allegedly pouring ketchup on his lady friend at the same time as she became sleeping. July 16, 2018: Florida man faked his murder using a gun and a weather balloonįeb.PORT ST LUCIE (CBSMiami/CNN) – A Florida man ran into some trouble with police on Thursday, after he reportedly asked a Walmart clerk for “anything that would kill 200 people.” June 6 Florida man charged with pouring ketchup on girlfriend, Click to Learn More. Here are some of our recent "Florida man" headlines:
If you can't get enough stories about "Florida Man" (or Woman), there are plenty more that could fit the Florida Man challenge. 7, 2018: Florida man accused of breaking into alligator farm is attacked by crocodile, leaves Croc shoe behind Since the challenge took off, countless Twitter users have posted their special "Florida Man" birthday headlines. The challenge started with a simple game: Google "Florida Man" and your birthday to find out what headline turns up. Why Florida?: Here's why Florida is the source of so many wild crime stories 7, 2018: Florida man, drunk and naked, allegedly set house on fire in failed cookie baking attempt 29, 2019 : Florida man thought he was stealing opioids but instead got laxatives, police say The Florida Man meme dates to 2013, according to website Know Your Meme, focusing on news headlines featuring "bizarre domestic incidents involving a male subject residing in the state of Florida." Let's face it: There's a little bit of " Florida Man" in all of us.Īt least, that's the idea behind the Florida Man Challenge, a viral social media joke that plays upon the plight of Florida residents who find themselves in strange predicaments – and sometimes in handcuffs. Watch Video: Florida man takes over the internet