Posted on 03/02/2022 4:31:16 PM PST by simpson96
A Florida man broke a beer bottle over his head, prompting a deputy who thought the popping sound was a gunshot to shoot him, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported Saturday.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies were trying to arrest Matthew Correa, 27, when it happened, as he was a suspect in a series of crimes, including an armed robbery. Correa was in a pickup when he stood up through the sunroof with a rifle in one hand and a bottle of Busch Light in the other. He then broke the bottle over his head.
“The sergeant who was behind Correa and unable to see the bottle, heard the popping noise and believed Correa had shot at his deputies,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “The sergeant fired one shot at Correa, striking him in the neck.”
Correa was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life threatening. No deputies were injured, the agency reported.
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Some ear training might be in order.
This is a gun.
This is a beer bottle.
This is a gun.
This is a beer bottle.
Unfortunately they’ll probable end up drinking all the beer between shooting at the empties.
“Correa was in a pickup when he stood up through the sunroof with a rifle in one hand”
the bottle was irrelevant, if you pull out a weapon when pulled over by a policeman you deserve to be made swiss cheese.
Seems pretty difficult
There are no gender-neutral pronouns
stole a car, robbed a store, then popped up out of a sunroof with a rifle...
I am surprised this guy is still alive!
One is for shooting the other’s for fun.
Ooops
Dude. It’s not a movie beer bottle. A real bottle can kill you.
Which would be no loss in your case.
Hmm...times when you start to think "This might not end well.."
Florida man always gets his due in the end.
“A Florida man...” never disappoints.
It might take until the end of the sentence but you’ll get the entertainment value you were looking for.
No state can compare.
“Florida Man” competition is tough.
There should be a trophy.
I live in Polk County. He is lucky they didn’t kill him. Pull a gun around a cop here and ask to die and the wish is usually granted..
Not my brand but who knew Bush light comes in bottles? Never seen one. Here it’s cans. In any case he deserved shooting for wasting a brewski-—must be a Florida thing?
Well...these things happen.
Who knows? Saw Moosehead in cans in Florida in the ‘80s. Goofy place
“”” when he stood up through the sunroof with a rifle in one hand and a bottle of Busch Light in the other.”””
This dude forgot to say to his partner-—hold my gun.
When a violent felon holding a firearm makes a loud noise in the presence of an arresting officer… he’s gonna get shot.
One’s for fighting
One’s for fun.😏
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