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Meth-crazed Florida man is bitten by alligator, charges at cops with garden shears before he’s shot dead in wild series of events
nypost.com ^ | May 27, 2025 | Emily Crane

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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KEYWORDS: alligator; amosmoses; florida; floridaman; meth; orlando
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To: V_TWIN

IF it was good enough for the Nazis, its good enough for Florida Man.


21 posted on 05/27/2025 5:47:19 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: V_TWIN

“As a result, Timothy is deceased”

A happy ending for civil society.


22 posted on 05/27/2025 5:49:00 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: telescope115

“Meth Gator,” could serve as the sequel to “Cocaine Bear.”


23 posted on 05/27/2025 5:52:59 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: BBQToadRibs2

ROTFL!


24 posted on 05/27/2025 5:53:16 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Where can Americans go to seek justice now that the RATS own the judiciary?)
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To: dfwgator

They are actually wearing shirts - I guess they dressed up because they are going to a football game


25 posted on 05/27/2025 5:55:30 AM PDT by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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To: BBQToadRibs2

😂😂😂😂😂😂


26 posted on 05/27/2025 5:55:48 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: V_TWIN

If gators had glocks, we wouldnt stand a chance.


27 posted on 05/27/2025 6:02:33 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: V_TWIN

Th3y should do a mini series “Florida Man! Meth! MYTH? NOPE, its real!”


28 posted on 05/27/2025 6:05:11 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: V_TWIN

You know you’re on a slippery slope when you’ve tried to identify with a community of sober alligators.


29 posted on 05/27/2025 6:06:20 AM PDT by equaviator (If 60 is the new 40 then 35 must be the new 15.)
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To: Red Badger

Y’all, it’s something bizarre EVERY DAY here..


30 posted on 05/27/2025 6:06:40 AM PDT by pnz1 ("These people have gone stone-cold crazy")
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To: pnz1

Bizarre? It happens every day!.............


31 posted on 05/27/2025 6:11:45 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: V_TWIN

It’s Florida


32 posted on 05/27/2025 6:15:14 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: V_TWIN

Florida man at it again! Lovely room temperature challenge effort on his part.


33 posted on 05/27/2025 6:17:38 AM PDT by Spacetrucker
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To: V_TWIN

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?


34 posted on 05/27/2025 6:50:56 AM PDT by Ikeon ( Why don't they, do what they say? Say what they mean? One thing leads to another. )
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To: Ikeon

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.


35 posted on 05/27/2025 7:39:57 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

😂


36 posted on 05/27/2025 7:47:55 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: V_TWIN

Drugs are for people who can’t handle reality or religion.


37 posted on 05/27/2025 7:53:01 AM PDT by 43north ("All dogs want to be Labradors and all Labradors want to be black." Stonnie Dennis.)
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To: V_TWIN

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.


38 posted on 05/27/2025 9:44:00 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Joe 6-pack
“Meth Gator,” could serve as the sequel to “Cocaine Bear.”

Get a whole new sequel franchise rolling!

"Momma says alligators bite drug fiends..."

BobbyBoucher

"to get that contact high."

39 posted on 05/27/2025 9:44:30 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Fortunately despite aging I've been spared the ravages of maturity.)
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To: tumblindice

“a hot, blonde meth addict”

There is no such thing......only
meth addicts that used to be hot blondes.


40 posted on 05/27/2025 9:49:11 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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