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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IF it was good enough for the Nazis, its good enough for Florida Man.
“As a result, Timothy is deceased”
A happy ending for civil society.
“Meth Gator,” could serve as the sequel to “Cocaine Bear.”
ROTFL!
They are actually wearing shirts - I guess they dressed up because they are going to a football game
😂😂😂😂😂😂
If gators had glocks, we wouldnt stand a chance.
Th3y should do a mini series “Florida Man! Meth! MYTH? NOPE, its real!”
You know you’re on a slippery slope when you’ve tried to identify with a community of sober alligators.
Y’all, it’s something bizarre EVERY DAY here..
Bizarre? It happens every day!.............
It’s Florida
Florida man at it again! Lovely room temperature challenge effort on his part.
I’ve never done cocaine, so what’s the allure ? I have responsibilities, people look for me and ex0ect me to be in my right mind. I rarely drink alcohol, if i do it’s one drink. I don’t smoke. I have too much to live for most days. So what is the feeling you get from meth that is better than being sober and able to enjoy the life God has given you?
what’s the allure of any drug?
Some people are more easily addicted than others.
Not knowing Jesus is a big part of society’s ills in general IMO.
😂
Drugs are for people who can’t handle reality or religion.
He was trying to get to a hot, blonde meth addict in the middle of the pond shotgunning gators, flipping them over— looking for alligator shoes.
Get a whole new sequel franchise rolling!
"Momma says alligators bite drug fiends..."
"to get that contact high."
“a hot, blonde meth addict”
There is no such thing......only
meth addicts that used to be hot blondes.
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