An intoxicated man was arrested in Florida after pretending to drown and then throwing jellyfish at innocent teenagers, a move that can only be described as spineless.Witness say that Keith Marriott, 41, had been drinking on the beach for several hours on Monday when he began to cause a disturbance in the water. Marriott repeatedly dunked himself under and then floated to the surface, mimicking drowning and "causing concern for his safety," according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's report.
That's when the jellyfish started flying. The drunken man, who cops later found was hiding a pocketknife in his shorts, began tossing the sea creatures at teenagers who were swimming nearby.
Police arrested Marriott and brought him to jail, where he was "uncooperative" and, according to a sheriff's office spokesperson, in need of treatment for a pre-existing wound.
So just to sum up: A drunk guy with an open wound and a concealed knife faked his own drowning and then flung live jellyfish at teenagers. Just another Monday in Florida.
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Friday 11 September
By jbjg24m
idiot !
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Friday 11 September
By non ya business
i would have picked it up and threw it right back into his face!!
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Friday 11 September
By Carole
This is one of the ditsiest states.
Why do they allow drinking on the beach?
What the heck is wrong with the Florida laws?
They are so lapse down there.
What is the whole legal system on vacation?
No one protects the children being drug off the streets and raped and murdered ... they the stop a mother from picking her child up fro school on a horse.
And now drunks on the beach drinking in public.
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Friday 11 September
By bob
You idiot....just because he was drinking on the beach doesnt mean its legal.
Friday 11 September
By not-native fl guy
I got news for you, children are drug off the streets and raped and murdered all over the country, unfortunately. I'm sure it happens in whatever freakishly perfect state you live in too, so shut up.
Friday 11 September
By Ayme
The guy is probably from New York. We native Floridiots are a dying breed.
Friday 11 September
By Greg
Carole, he's probably one of your retarded relatives from New York. If you can't control your family stop letting them out of the yard!!!
Friday 11 September
By Bob Loblaw
First of all you spelled 'dirtiest' wrong. Secondly you worry about your own state and us Floridians will worry about ours. I have a vote and you do not.
You don't live here, you have no say whatsoever... Good day!
Friday 11 September
By Lucie
Florida drinking laws are less strict due to the fact that their main resource is tourism...having a drink on the beach is fine with me..relaxing and ejoyable.It's the drunks who try to ruin good times for social drinkers..don't blame the laws blame the people who abuse them
Friday 11 September
By ace221
OMG... really...
"Why do they allow drinking on the beach? UMMM THEY ALLOW DRINKING ON EVERY BEACH IN THE COUNTRY< NULESS IT HAPPEND TO BE IN A DRY COUNTY! DUH!!!!
What the heck is wrong with the Florida laws? WHAT THEY HECK IS WRONG WITH THE COUNTRY"S LAWS... IF ALCOHOL IS SO BAD AND IT CAUSES ALL THE PROBLEMS OUTLAW IT ALL TOGETHER, THAT IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM IN FLORIDA
They are so lapse down there. REALLY? HOW SO?
What is the whole legal system on vacation? NO MORE THAN THEY ARE IN EVERY STATE IN THE UNION
No one protects the children being drug off the streets and raped and murdered SO.... ALL THE ONES THAT HAPPEN IN OTHER STATES ARE SOMEHOW FLORIDA'S FAULT?(HAVE YOU CHECK OUT THE NUMBER OF THOSE STORIES THAT COME FROM SAY, CALIFONIA?)... they the stop a mother from picking her child up fro school on a horse. (I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS ONE.... BUT SO WHAT IF THEY DID?)
And now drunks on the beach drinking in public.YEAH, THAT IS SOOOO MUCH WORSE THAT DRUNKS AT PRO FOOTBALL GAMES, AND MLB BASEBALL GAMES, AND NHL HOCKEY GAMES AND NBA BASKETBALL GAMES OR ANY OTHER DRUNK AT ANY RANDOM BAR ANYWHERE IN THE US ON ANY GIVE DAY...
CAROLE.... YOU ARE A TOOL
Friday 11 September
By Frank
Why should something be completely illegal because of isolated incidences like this? Because your idea of morality is better? For every guy like this who gets too drunk, there are dozens who can drink, and have a good time without making a disturbance. People like you, with your raucous outcries over petty matters are eliminating the freedoms we used to enjoy as Americans more so than any politician at any level of government. If it offends you, find another nbeach, because there's still plenty of room for everybody, at least until someone like you gets a law passed. Come to think of it, there's one law that supercedes all others, but ot keeps getting circumvented. Under the Constitution, morality should not be legislated by the government under the separation of church and state clause. One religions immorality is anothers doctrine so laws based on morality should be abolished, people should live by thier own moral code and mind their own business. Laws are for the common good, not to satisfy anybody's moral indignation.
Friday 11 September
By Susan
It's not really like we "allow" drinking on our beautiful beaches but how many cops do you think have time to patrol ALL the beaches? To be honest, this guy needed to be arrested and I am glad that there was someone there to do it but we have hundreds of miles of beaches in this state. Somebody, somewhere on them is going to be doing something totally stupid.
Other than that, only in Florida, folks, only in Florida!
Friday 11 September
By rach4peace
Carole, STAY OUT OF FLORIDA... PLEASE!! We don't need your negative attitude and hatred around these parts. We are getting along just happily without those hateful comments. I live in a VERY URBAN part of the panhandle and find that the people are kind, giving, and you will be hard-pressed to hear about a killing or raping on the nightly news. Perhaps, we've had some problems in our state, but I PAY MY STATE to make the decisions they make and I put my vote in...do you? Please refrain from general hate in the future, as you will be a better person for it. I promis.
Friday 11 September
By Lyn Miller
I think you meant LAX instead of lapse. Look it up in a dictionary.
Tuesday 24 November
By Leraje
From someone who lives near the beach...AND in Florida....think before you speak.
Friday 11 September
By flabrija
We are the dumping ground of the United States.
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Friday 11 September
By Joe
I would have done the same thing. I hate teenagers with a passion.
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Friday 11 September
By Mr McGriddlecakes
Me too.
Monday 19 October
By Sam
"I would have done the same thing. I hate teenagers with a passion."
Why? You were a teenager once.
Friday 11 September
By beammeuphottie10
Crummy story. Your material sucks more & more everyday AOL. Get with the program. smh
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