A tourist turned into “Florida Man” after he allegedly “sexually molested” a manatee statue during a drunken scene at two St. Pete Beach.
Anthony Lessa, 23, of Pittsburgh, was arrested Friday by Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office deputies on charges of creating a disorderly intoxication disorder, police records show.
Lessa was first accused of throwing gator nuggets into Rick’s Reef Restaurant. When confronted by staff, he “became belligerent” and “sexually assaulted” the restaurant’s large marine mammal statue in full view of diners and employees, according to an affidavit obtained by Fox 35 Orlando.
The suspect then reportedly rushed to his hotel, the Postcard Inn On The Beach, where the manager called police after he began “behaving lewdly” and allegedly aimed obscenities at the front desk clerk.
After refusing to go to his room, Lessa was ejected from the hotel and moved his drunken scene to the parking lot, where he was accused of “disturbing several other guests who were waiting to board,” police reportedly said.
Anthony Lessa, 23, found himself behind bars after he drunkenly threw gator nuggets into a restaurant and “sexually assaulted” a manatee statue when staff asked him to leave, according to deputies. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Statue of manatee allegedly “molested” by Lessa. Rick’s Reef Lessa’s alleged drunk starts at Rick’s Reef Restaurant. Rick’s Reef / Instagram
Police arrived to find him “high,” reeking of booze with dilated pupils and no memory of his rampage.
After spending more than five hours in custody, he was released without posting bail, records show.
A public information request for the affidavit was not immediately returned by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
Social media pages that appeared to belong to Lessa were deactivated after his arrest, and he did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post.
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