Florida Man December 20 (12/20) // Which Florida Man Are YOU? #FloridaMan Florida man jumps into water, hides on island to avoid arrest. When a Florida Highway Patrol trooper attempted to perform a traffic stop on the driver of car with tinted windows, they sped off and jumped over fences before ending up in water.
The 67-year old man from Florida was ... Florida man arrested for beating and throwing chair at child in doughnut dispute. A Florida man's dispute over doughnuts ended ... Florida man exposes himself to cheerleaders handing out candy canes at middle school. It was a cold and dark Monday ... Florida man tried to pay for McDonaldās with bag of weed.
Other contributing factors to the āFlorida Manā phenomenon are the stateās sheer size and its diverse culture, The New York Times noted in 2015. Florida is the third-largest U.S. state, and with more people comes more crime news.
Now, Oxygen's series, āFlorida Man Murders,ā airing Saturday, July 10 at 9/8c and 10/9c and Sunday, July 11 at 7/6c and 8/7c on Oxygen. takes a deep dive into some of the Sunshine Stateās most jaw-dropping cases. But surely there are outrageous people in every state, no?
Lizzo shows off her best dance moves while rocking out on a yacht in just bikini bottoms and a jumper during prolonged 4th July celebrations. Lingerie-flashing Jessie J joins suited Benedict Cumberbatch, leggy Laura Whitmore and suave Jack Whitehall in leading the stars descending on Wimbledon day eight.
He pleaded guilty to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft on December 15, 2020. Reyes presented himself as an immigration lawyer to hundreds of victims who sought him out for assistance in obtaining Florida driver licenses and work authorization documents. Authorities say his victims were defrauded of more than $400,000.
Reyes tricked undocumented immigrants into believing he was an attorney and filed fraudulent asylum documents. At least six victims were deported and another six have deportation orders. He pleaded guilty to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft December 15, 2020.
On the internet, memes can explode and whither away in less than a week, but it's a testament to the staying power of the internet's obsession with "Florida Man" that the New York Times, the standard-bearer of American print journalism, just this weekend finally took notice of the popular @_FloridaMan Twitter account (more than two years after it launched) and the weird-Florida-news trend (which of course existed for years before that account's first tweet)..
Club Pink Pussycat's facade has been painted over. Photo by Phillip Pessar/Flickr
A hyperlink typo on Miami Beach Police Department instructions on how to pay traffic infractions (left) redirected users to a site hawking MAGA merch (right). Screenshots via Instagram, miamidadeclerk.com
Now, Oxygen's series, āFlorida Man Murders,ā airing Saturday, July 10 at 9/8c and 10/9c and Sunday, July 11 at 7/6c and 8/7c on Oxygen. takes a deep dive into some of the Sunshine Stateās most jaw-dropping cases.
The most important reason Florida residents land in the headlines has to do with the stateās Sunshine Law, which makes official records related to state governing agencies accessible to the public .
Of course, some information is redacted or kept private, like victimsā names and residential addresses. In Florida, access to these documents and photos is fast ā arrest reports are available almost immediately after they are filed, local station WC TV reported in 2019.