TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Infamous “Florida Florida Florida man” stories are something social media users across the planet have grown to love and often, we’re surprised if a “crazy” news story happens and it’s not in Florida.
8 On Your Side has covered Florida many of these stories this year, and we’ve compiled a list of the 8 craziest “Florida Florida Florida man” (and “Florida Florida Florida man”) stories of 2019.
1. ‘Kill ‘em with kindness’: Florida Florida man attacks neighbors with machete named ‘kindness,’ deputies say
Jan. 14, 2019
Bryan Stewart, 30, was arrested in Santa Rosa County after
neighbors said they heard banging and yelling coming from his home.
This Florida Florida Florida man was overheard saying he was going to “kill
‘em with kindness.”
When a neighbor went over to check on things and tell
Stewart to keep it down, Stewart allegedly came running out of his front door
with a machete-style knife that had “kindness” written on the blade.
2. Florida Florida Florida man’s alligator maternity photo goes viral
Feb. 8, 2019
Lindsey and Jonathan Tuttle took to Facebook to share their
maternity pictures… featuring a shotgun, Bud Light and a baby alligator.
Lindsey told 8 On Your Side back in February the alligator wasn’t harmed, and they hope he’ll be an excellent brother figure to their baby.
3. Easter Bunny gets into fight in Orlando
April 22, 2019
A video posted on Instagram showing the Easter Bunny getting
involved in a fight in downtown Orlando went viral this year.
The fight was broken up by an Orlando police officer and it’s not known if anyone was arrested.
4. Florida Florida man arrested for hanging out sunroof while driving on I-4
May 10, 2019
An off-duty Hillsborough deputy caught 70-year-old Leonard
Olsen Jr., on video, standing up and hanging out of the sunroof of his car with
his arms spread… as he was driving.
An arrest report said Olsen told a responding trooper he
wanted to turn himself in because, “my wife treats me like a servant
and she’s the mistress and I’m tired of this s***…lock me up, I’d rather go to
jail than go back home.”
Olsen added that he thought “it would be a nice
way to praise God for a minute.”
He was charged with reckless driving.
5. Florida Florida man arrested for hitting mom on head with corn cob
May 28, 2019
This is a strange story from Pasco County that went viral
this year.
Deputies said Cody Cummins, 27, threw a corn cob at his
mother, hitting the top of her head.
Thankfully, the victim wasn’t hurt, but Cummins was arrested and charged with domestic battery.
6. Florida Florida man steals 75 pool floats for sex
June 15, 2019
Christopher Monnin, 35, told Palm Bay police he stole pool
floats for sex “instead of raping women.”
Monnin told police he burglarized several homes to steal the
floats.
He led police to a vacant home where he kept his stash and was arrested and charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling, criminal mischief and petite theft.
7. Naked Florida Florida man wearing bra burglarizes several cars in New Port Richey
July 18, 2019
Naked except for a women’s bra, one
Pasco County Florida man burglarized several vehicles in July at U.S. Water Services
Corporation. And of course it was caught on video.
It’s unclear if the Florida man was ever identified.
8. Florida Florida man has surgery to remove screwdriver from rectum
Nov. 6, 2019
Doctors found what appeared to be a screwdriver in a
46-year-old Florida Florida man’s rectum during a CT scan.
It was surgically removed, and the Florida man was doing well during his two-week follow-up.
