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Posted on 05/27/2025 5:25:43 AM PDT by V_TWIN
meth-crazed Florida man survived getting bitten by an alligator — just to be fatally shot when he charged at cops trying to help him.
The wild scenes erupted after Timothy Schulz, 42, was spotted swimming in an alligator-infested lake in Lakeland, south of Orlando, early Monday, authorities said.
Schulz, who cops said was high on drugs, had growled at good Samaritans trying to toss him a life vest just moments before one of the gators bit his right arm.
“The fact that he was bitten by an alligator and still continued his rampage is shocking,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.
“But if you’re on enough meth, then the person you see is not the person that’s attacking.”
The horror only continued when Schulz suddenly emerged from the lake soon after being bitten and grabbed a pair of garden shears from a nearby home, authorities said.
As deputies arrived on the scene, Schulz then charged at them with the shears.
One of the officers fired off their stun gun in a bid to thwart Schulz — but the taser had no effect, authorities said.
“They were still trying to take him peacefully into custody,” Judd said.
The crazed man then tried to jump into the patrol vehicle and remove one of the firearms, according to authorities.
“At that time our deputies shot multiple times,” the sheriff said. “As a result, Timothy is deceased.”
Schulz, who had a lengthy drug-packed rap sheet, had only just been cut loose from the county jail on May 20 following a methamphetamine bust.
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Florida Man/alligator ping!
I hope the alligator didn’t overdose.
Never bring Garden Shears to an Alligator fight............
He died doing what he loved.
Florida men have their own uniform.
Shirtless, shoeless, and torn jeans.
Alligator & Florida Man Ping List! A TWO-FER!...........
Meth must be one hell of a drug.
Support the Jort.
He was “acting strangely”. He was looking strangely as well.
Judging by the photo of the windshield, nice grouping by the shooter...
Other than of course being hyper addictive, it’s way cheaper than cocaine and the effects last much longer.
The allure of meth is that it still works when you’ve become innured to everything else.
It must be the heat.
I mean, just another day in FL🙄
“It must be the heat”
Ha! It’s not even hot here yet. Lol!
That would certainly be some riveting body cam footage.
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