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marmar

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Thu Oct 16, 2025, 10:21 AM Oct 2025

Naked Florida man terrorizes neighborhood -- and locals say he's lucky he wasn't shot


A naked Florida man terrorized a neighborhood in a late-night rampage, breaking into multiple homes and destroying property — with on-edge neighbors saying he’s lucky he wasn’t shot dead.

The bare-naked burglar, identified by police as 23-year-old Joshua Garrison, was caught on security camera skulking through backyards in Pinellas Park outside St. Petersburg last week, touching himself sexually and causing significant damage.



“I was asleep, and the doorbell rang, and I answered the door,” neighbor David Dale told WFLA. “Opened the door and there was a guy standing there, and he was stark naked.”

“He threw a pot of plants through my truck window and tore the lights off the front of my house,” Dale added. .............(more)

https://nypost.com/2025/10/16/us-news/naked-florida-man-terrorizes-neighborhood-and-locals-say-hes-lucky-he-wasnt-shot/




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Naked Florida man terrorizes neighborhood -- and locals say he's lucky he wasn't shot (Original Post) marmar Oct 2025 OP
"nekkid as a Jaybird!" Historic NY Oct 2025 #1
Hasn't been shot ... so far. But it's FL, open carry and "stand your ground" state. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2025 #2
"Touching himself sexually and causing significant damage" fargone Oct 2025 #3
Can't say I haven't been there a time or two. Xavier Breath Oct 2025 #4

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