Cosmic Justice

[dgunnels]

Here's a little 'just desserts' for you...

Man killed by alligator attack while fleeing police

Updated: Nov 14, 2007 05:20 AM EST

November 14, 2007

MICCOSUKEE TRIBE INDIAN RESERVATION, Fla. (AP) - A man who jumped into a lake to flee police was killed by an alligator. Officials say the man was burglarizing a vehicle in the parking lot of the Miccosukee Resort and Convention Center on Thursday.

Authorities say he ran when police arrived at the scene. The man's name has not been released. Tribal police divers searched for the man that night, then again Friday morning and afternoon. During the third dive, the body was recovered.

It bore alligator teeth marks on the upper torso. The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner Department says the cause of death was an alligator attack. An accomplice has been arrested. The tribe is not obligated to follow Florida's open records laws and declined to release the name of the man.

Without a name, the Miami-Dade state attorney's office was unable to comment on whether the man has been charged.

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[Dave Taylor]

The alligator didn't care a wit whether the man had a name or not :---)

[kate42]

:wave:

And I guess the police will get blamed for the crimminal's death for pursuing this guy. Maybe even get sued for aggressive pursuit. :D

[Dave Taylor]

Naw' Kate..... Mebee' some sleeze' attorney will sue the Gator.... or the State fer' not leashing the Gator to a stump.

This happened on a Florida Indian reservation where.... I think it's general knowledge that ali-gators hang out in watery areas a-waitin' fer' the occasional car jacker' to slip in.

Kinda' a green version of a junk yard dog... a watch-gator'.... so to speak. :sheep:

[kate42]

Dave :wave:

A watch-gator? Very funny :rofl: