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Floyd R. Turbo

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Wed Oct 9, 2019, 10:01 AM Oct 2019

Florida Man 🐊🍺

PALM CITY, Fla. – A Florida man is accused of enticing an alligator to bite his arm and pouring beer into its mouth after his friend caught the reptile.

Timothy Kepke, 27, of Hobe Sound and Noah Osborne, 22, of Stuart were arrested Oct. 3. Each was charged with unlawfully taking an alligator, a felony.

According to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report, a complaint was recieved in August about Kepke holding an alligator. A video apparently showed Kepke trying to get the alligator to bite his arm and giving beer to the reptile, after which, the alligator reacted aggressively. Officers said they went to Kepke's home on Sept. 17 and Kepke told them he was the person in the video.

Kepke told officers Osborne caught the reptile with his bare hands in Palm City on Aug. 26. He said they later released the gator alive.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/08/florida-man-charged-forcing-captured-alligator-drink-beer/3914220002/

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Florida Man 🐊🍺 (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2019 OP
"I don't often pour beer into an alligator, but when I do I prefer....um.... Natural Light." dameatball Oct 2019 #1
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