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Man Killed by Gator While Fleeing Police
AP via SFGate ^
| 11/13/7
Posted on 11/13/2007 6:14:10 PM PST by SmithL
MICCOSUKEE TRIBE INDIAN RESERVATION, Fla. (AP) -- A man who jumped into a lake to flee police was killed by an alligator more than 9-feet long, officials said Tuesday.
The man, whose name has not been released, was allegedly burglarizing a vehicle in the parking lot of the Miccosukee Resort and Convention Center on Thursday. He ran when police arrived at the scene, said Dexter Lehtinen, one of the tribe's police legal advisors.
Tribal police divers searched for the man that night, then again Friday morning and afternoon. During the third dive, the body was recovered. It bore alligator teeth marks on the upper torso.
The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department said the cause of death was an alligator attack.
An accomplice in the alleged burglary has been arrested. The Miccosukee tribe, which is not obligated to follow Florida's open records laws, declined to release his name. Without a name, the Miami-Dade state attorney's office was unable to comment on whether the man has been charged.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: americanindians; chomp; gator; gatorbait; instantjustice; miccosukee; stupidcriminal
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I fought the Law, and the Gator won.
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posted on
11/13/2007 6:14:14 PM PST
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
Another fleeing criminal was killed by a gator?
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posted on
11/13/2007 6:17:55 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
("“Liberals want to save the world for the children they aren’t having”." -Mark Steyn)
To: Jeff Chandler
Felons killed by gators usually come in threes...
To: Captainpaintball
Was the gator’s name “Wayne”?
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posted on
11/13/2007 6:20:43 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
("Liberals want to save the world for the children they aren’t having." -Mark Steyn)
To: SmithL
chomp
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posted on
11/13/2007 6:22:58 PM PST
by
darkangel82
(And the band played on....)
To: SmithL
Hmmmm.....I'll be damned. You do taste like chicken.
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posted on
11/13/2007 6:24:24 PM PST
by
Viking2002
(Waterboarding the Left every chance I get.)
To: windcliff
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posted on
11/13/2007 6:26:07 PM PST
by
stylecouncilor
(I'm a loner Dottie; a rebel.)
To: SmithL
How are the divers protected from the gator?
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posted on
11/13/2007 6:46:49 PM PST
by
Bigg Red
(Duncan Hunter in 2008!)
To: SmithL
at least Joe Dirt survived his gator attack ...
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posted on
11/13/2007 7:14:50 PM PST
by
TexGuy
To: SmithL; GATOR NAVY; dfwgator
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posted on
11/13/2007 8:23:08 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: SmithL
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posted on
11/13/2007 10:24:14 PM PST
by
CedarDave
(Hillary's questions are different, the answer is always the same: "If it wasn't for George Bush ...")
To: Bigg Red
How are the divers protected from the gator?The gators were trapped first.
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posted on
11/13/2007 10:26:16 PM PST
by
CedarDave
(Hillary's questions are different, the answer is always the same: "If it wasn't for George Bush ...")
To: SmithL
Both justice and the gator were served.
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posted on
11/14/2007 4:31:17 AM PST
by
Biggirl
(A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
To: SmithL
jump in... get a feel of the wild side!!
To: Biggirl
“Both justice and the gator were served.”
but only the gator ate... tasted liked chicken he says.
To: SmithL
Gators. Doing the jobs that....
Oh, never mind.
To: SmithL
Dexter Lehtinen haven't seen that name in years
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posted on
11/14/2007 8:08:19 AM PST
by
wardaddy
(This country is being destroyed by folks who could have never created it.)
To: SmithL
Oh, THAT kind of Gator.
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posted on
11/14/2007 8:13:55 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: SmithL
It appears that there's a new deputy on the reservation.
To: Stoat
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