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marmar

(78,643 posts)
Fri Jun 20, 2025, 10:19 AM Jun 20

Florida man broke into random house, ran bath, cooked dinner to avoid going home to angry wife



He traded the ball and chain for handcuffs.

A Florida man broke into a random house and hung out there for several days to avoid going home to his angry wife after the couple had a fight, according to officials.

Polk County sheriff’s deputies were called to the home in Davenport by a neighbor who was tasked with watching over the residence while the homeowner was away — and who noticed a flurry of suspicious activity on June 9, according to a release from the department.

When cops walked in, the man, identified as Joe, 44, was cooking himself dinner and had just run a luxurious bath. ..............(more)

https://nypost.com/2025/06/20/us-news/florida-man-joe-broke-into-davenport-home-ran-bath-and-cooked-dinner-to-escape-angry-wife/




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Florida man broke into random house, ran bath, cooked dinner to avoid going home to angry wife (Original Post) marmar Jun 20 OP
Quite the gentleman squatter! Give the guy points for class. /nt bucolic_frolic Jun 20 #1
"And he drank my finest bottle of red wine!" wolfie001 Jun 20 #6
If he had run a load of laundry and folded and put away the clothes afterward, mahatmakanejeeves Jun 20 #2
plays a few riffs of the theme from the old tv show, the twilight zone. AllaN01Bear Jun 20 #3
Isn't it time to deport Florida Man, somewhere. Historic NY Jun 20 #4
loved the cartoon. how many familliar bears can u spot AllaN01Bear Jun 20 #5

mahatmakanejeeves

(65,559 posts)
2. If he had run a load of laundry and folded and put away the clothes afterward,
Fri Jun 20, 2025, 10:49 AM
Jun 20

I could see reducing his sentence to time served.

AllaN01Bear

(26,372 posts)
5. loved the cartoon. how many familliar bears can u spot
Fri Jun 20, 2025, 11:08 AM
Jun 20
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