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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.
1 posted on 11/13/2007 6:14:14 PM PST by SmithL
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To: SmithL

Another fleeing criminal was killed by a gator?


2 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)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Felons killed by gators usually come in threes...


3 posted on 11/13/2007 6:19:11 PM PST by Captainpaintball
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To: Captainpaintball

Was the gator’s name “Wayne”?


4 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)
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To: SmithL
chomp
5 posted on 11/13/2007 6:22:58 PM PST by darkangel82 (And the band played on....)
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To: SmithL
Hmmmm.....I'll be damned. You do taste like chicken.


6 posted on 11/13/2007 6:24:24 PM PST by Viking2002 (Waterboarding the Left every chance I get.)
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To: windcliff

Speedy justice ping.


7 posted on 11/13/2007 6:26:07 PM PST by stylecouncilor (I'm a loner Dottie; a rebel.)
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To: SmithL

How are the divers protected from the gator?


8 posted on 11/13/2007 6:46:49 PM PST by Bigg Red (Duncan Hunter in 2008!)
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To: SmithL
at least Joe Dirt survived his gator attack ...


9 posted on 11/13/2007 7:14:50 PM PST by TexGuy
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To: SmithL; GATOR NAVY; dfwgator

Gator Ping :-)


10 posted on 11/13/2007 8:23:08 PM PST by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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Alligator Eats Robbery Suspect on the Run (video)
11 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 ...")
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How are the divers protected from the gator?

The gators were trapped first.

12 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 ...")
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To: SmithL

Both justice and the gator were served.


13 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. =^..^=)
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To: SmithL
jump in... get a feel of the wild side!!
14 posted on 11/14/2007 8:00:45 AM PST by Ancient Drive
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“Both justice and the gator were served.”

but only the gator ate... tasted liked chicken he says.


15 posted on 11/14/2007 8:02:09 AM PST by Ancient Drive
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To: SmithL

Gators. Doing the jobs that....

Oh, never mind.


16 posted on 11/14/2007 8:07:13 AM PST by GOPmember
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Dexter Lehtinen

haven't seen that name in years

17 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.)
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To: SmithL

Oh, THAT kind of Gator.

18 posted on 11/14/2007 8:13:55 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: SmithL
It appears that there's a new deputy on the reservation.

19 posted on 11/14/2007 8:15:36 AM PST by GOPmember
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To: Stoat

My alibi is airtight...


20 posted on 11/14/2007 8:38:12 AM PST by GATOR NAVY
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