Oh yeah, this is the article you've been waiting for " Here are the top 5 craziest Florida man stories so far in 2024." Anytime something has Florida Man in the headline, just know you are in store for something very bizarre. There has got to be something in the water in our great state because things happen here that don't seem to happen anywhere else. Even me for instance, im not a man but I do have a Florida Manish story. When I first moved to St. Petersburg, I actually called 911 and asked them what to do because I was on the freeway when the "take shelter" alert came through on my phone. The operator was basically like "um get inside." ( lol) . My story is not the craziest but below you will find 5 stories that will make you shake your head.
Florida Man Punches Man For Complementing His Car
On September 1st, John Sturgeon punched a man in the face for allegedly complementing his car. According to the Polk County Sheriff's department, the incident happened in the Lake Wells area. Sturgeon apparently stopped his car in the middle of the road, got out and walked up to the victims car. In the footage captured from the victims car, the victim can be heard saying "I'm trying to tell you nice car bro! I like your car." Sturgeon can then be seen getting back into his car and driving away. A warrant was issued and Sturgeon turned himself in. Read More
Florida Man And His Girlfriend Arrested After Taping A Lottery Ticket Together And Trying To Claim The $1M Prize
Dakota Jones and his girlfriend Kira Enders were arrested after trying to defraud the Florida lottery. They basically taped together a lottery ticket and attempted to collect the $1M prize. According to the Escambia County Sheriffs office, they were charged with passing a forged/altered state lottery ticket, forgery/alteration of a lottery ticket with intent to defraud and larceny-grand theft of $100,000 or more. Read More
Florida Man Caught On Camera Wrestling Alligator While Wearing No Shoes
Back in April, the Jacksonville Sheriff's department contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission about an 8-foot-alligator. Mike Dragich, who would be the one to go and catch the alligator was at a hockey game nearby. He actually left the game, wrestled and captured the alligator and then went back to enjoy the game. By the way Mike Dragich is an MMA fighter who goes by @bluecollar_brawler on Instagram and is also a licensed alligator trapper. Question though, where was his shoes?
Florida Man Arrested After Throwing Spaghetti Sauce At His Mom
Anthony Fiacco was arrested for throwing Spaghetti sauce at his mom. According to the St. Petersburg police Fiacco has been charged with battery and resisting an officer without violence. Back in August Fiacco an d his mother got into an argument and Fiacco was so upset that he threw spaghetti sauce at her. Cops were called and Fiacco tried to run and hide in the bushes. Due to his heavy stature, he was not successful. Read More
Florida Man Arrested For The 75th Time
On August 23rd, Mark Brents was arrested for the 75th time. He has a long rap sheet and this year, he was arrested for defrauding Lowe's of more than $4,500 in merchandise through a "barcode manipulation scheme." Brents was charged with retail theft and felony petit theft and organized scheme to defraud. Whats crazy is that, Brents was also on probation at the time of his arrest. Read More
Here Are 5 Bizarre Florida Woman Stories
There is never a dull moment in Florida. I live in St. Petersburg and have not quite had a Florida woman moment yet. Notice I said yet! The weather is always nice, and when you put alcohol into the mix, anything can happen. Have you had a true Florida experience yet? If so, feel free to email me Babs@wild941.com
I think my favorite story below is the one about the Florida woman who makes $300 an hour. I had a chance to interview her on my radio show and she's legit. There is also no hanky panky involved in her job either. If you have a story that you think I should add to this list, you can email me also! Below are 5 Bizarre Florida woman stories I have reported on.
Florida Woman Stole $62K From Customer After Giving Him A Lap Dance
Yannelin Rivera-Bosaw was arrested after stealing $62K from one of her customers. Rivera-Bosaw worked as an exotic dancer in Miami. Several women took turns giving the victim a lap dance. While the other dancers were feeding him shots and distracting him, Rivera-Bosaw took his wallet.
When the victim left the club, he noticed his wallet was missing. After checking his bank accounts he noticed six unauthorized PayPal withdrawals to an unknown person. He also saw that there were numerous charges to his Chase, Wells Fargo and American Express cards. The damages came out to $62, 345 in a matter of hours. The vicim then realized that Rivera-Bosaw had entered her number into his device in order to send herself payments.
Florida Woman Makes $300 An Hour Doing This Odd Job
A Tampa woman by the name of Sammi has hit the jackpot with this line of work. Instead of doing food deliveries or working a normal job, she is using her assets! She is a topless maid. She makes it look easy and if your interested she breaks down what to expect.
For cleaning 5 houses in one day she gets $300 an hour plus tips. According to her, some of the tips are more than her hourly rate. She must be an excellent house cleaner. To make sure nothing goes wrong, she’s hired a security guard who waits outside in the car. She basically takes home $1,430 each day. Is this a line of work you would be interested in getting into?
Florida Woman Called 911 After A Body Was Laying Next To Her Package
A mother of four in Lehigh Acres is warning others about a mysterious incident that happened after she received her package. She noticed a body laying next to her package on her delivery notification photo.
The woman who wants to remain anonymous says “When I opened the notification, I noticed at the very top corner of the picture were the legs and like, oddly, he placed the package right by the sidewalk. It was just something that just went to my mind. Like, oh my god he’s right next to my kid’s window and stuff like that, and they were sleeping in the living room that night.”
By the time the woman looked outside the person was gone. She reached out to the Lee County Sheriffs office and reported the incident. She says police couldn’t do much of a report because nothing was stolen or damaged. This mysterious incident has left people in her neighborhood worried.
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Florida Woman Who Almost Threw Away Her Winning Lottery Ticket Has Been Identified
I am so happy that this Florida woman did not throw away her winning lottery ticket. I personally have thrown away many tickets here in Saint Petersburg but they were indeed losing tickets! Jill Rowell of Grand Ridge purchased a $50 lottery scratch off ticket from a gas station. After scratching the ticket off, Rowell thought she didn’t win anything. She was going to throw away the ticket until someone told her she should check it one more time.
Rowell says she scanned the ticket and seen it was a big winner! After that, she drove straight to the Florida Lottery headquarters which was an hour a way from where she was. Rowell collected her winnings and was thrilled to take a picture! If you are wondering what game she played, it was the new “$1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular” scratch-off game.
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Florida Woman Warns Others About This Spring Break Phone Scam
There Is so much craziness happening in Miami right now during spring break. I remember going down there during my college years and having so much fun. I went to Florida Gulf Coast University In Fort Myers and me and my friends were so excited to go south for the festivities festivities. We had a blast and it’s sad that this year spring break has been ruined for so many other college students. On top of the violence there has also been scams going on.
One woman is going viral after uploading a video explaining what happened to her sister. She claims her sister gave her phone to a man to exchange numbers. Instead of exchanging numbers, the man sent $1K to himself. How did he do it? Through Cash app! Has anything like this ever happened to you? If you are on spring break right now please be careful. It is also very hard to get your money back after something like this because they have a step where you confirm that you are sending it to the right person. See the video Here. Please be safe if you are on Spring Break!
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