Posted on 01/27/2020 11:23:50 AM PST by simpson96
A Florida man attempted a “not so great escape” last week when he tried hiding from deputies underwater in a pond – an “action movie” stunt that officials easily foiled when he came up for air, authorities said.
Daniel Christopher Booth, 36, had warrants out for his arrest in Baker County for selling methamphetamine, the Suwanee County Sheriff’s Office wrote Wednesday on Facebook.
When a deputy attempted to arrest Booth at his job at a solar power plant, the sheriff’s office said, the 36-year-old ran away and dove into a pond.
“Now we can only assume that Mr. Booth has seen one too many action movies and thought he could hide from the K9 teams, from Suwannee CI and Mayo CI by hiding under the water in a pond,” the post read.
Booth was arrested and transported, still soaking wet, to the county jail, the sheriff's office said.
Booth was arrested and transported, still soaking wet, to the county jail, the sheriff's office said. (Suwanee County Sheriff’s Office)
Deputies quickly spotted Booth when he came to the surface for air and made the arrest, according to the post.
Booth was transported “soaking wet” to the Suwanee County Jail, the sheriff’s office said, adding several comical hashtags, including “#NotRambo.”
He faced additional charges for the ill-planned escape attempt.
Social media users commented on the sheriff’s post, with several pointing out the fatal flaw in Booth’s plan.
“The good action movies show that you need to hollow out a reed to breathe through,” one user wrote.
Another said: “Clearly he forgot to grab a bamboo shoot to breathe through while he waited. He needs to watch more cartoons.”
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Florida Man - drink!
His HS yearbook, under “Most Likely To Succeed” has someone else’s picture.
Straw, dude, you’re supposed to have a straw!....................
Not enough Tarzan movies.
He’s supposed to have a hollow reed.
And an alligator. He needs to go back and wrestle and aligator while breathing through a hollow reed a d evading the people who are searching for him.
Florida, that pond could have easily had a gator lurking in it.
Looks like his tats are about to wash off.................
old quote: “Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air...but only for one second without hope.”
Welp. 3 out of 4 aint bad.
LOL. Sounds like a Rodney Dangerfield joke
Is it just me, or does that guy resemble Teddy Kennedy?...............
Florida is in the papers a lot in the comics section. What is going on down there?
You have to marvel at the idiot that dives into water where gators are likely dwelling.
Old news
Good one :)
"Clearly he forgot to grab a bamboo shoot to breathe through while he waited. He needs to watch more cartoons."
Dopeheads don't watch anything *but* cartoons, and true crime shows.
He should run for Congress. As a Democrat, of course.
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