A man was arrested and will be charged Friday after he jumped naked into an aquarium at Bass Pro Shop in Leeds, Alabama.
Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin said the incident happened shortly before the store closed.
The 42-year-old man reportedly began acting erratically and intentionally drove the vehicle into a pole in the parking lot, the chief said.
The man’s family told police he suffered from mental illness.
After the crash, police said the suspect got out of the vehicle, took off his clothes and ran into the Bass Pro Shop.
Once inside, the man jumped into the aquarium.
Irwin said officers were dispatched to the store to remove the man from the fish tank.
The suspect was belligerent and refused to cooperate with officers’ commands to get out of the water.
Two Leeds officers were seen trying to talk to the man in a video captured by a bystander and reported by AL.com.
As the officers climbed the stairs of the store and approached the aquarium, the man came out of the water, yelled something at the officers and then jumped back into the water, the report said.
“He was very erratic and said a lot of nasty things to the officers,” Irwin told Fox News Digital.
The man continued to yell at officers before he climbed over the side of the aquarium and fell to the concrete floor below and was apparently knocked out, AL.com reported.
George Owens, 42, was arrested and will be charged Friday after he jumped naked into an aquarium at Bass Pro Shop in Leeds, Alabama. St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office Clair The 42-year-old man reportedly began acting erratically and intentionally drove the vehicle into a pole in the parking lot, the chief said. Felipe Sanchez – stock.adobe.com
Officers put the man in handcuffs, and then he got up and tried to fight back.
Iriwn said he attacked one of the officers with a kick.
The man was then covered with a blanket and escorted out of the store, according to AL.com.
Irwin said that when the officer tried to get the suspect into the patrol car, the man kicked the door of the vehicle hard and damaged the door frame.
The suspect was taken to the hospital for treatment and mental health evaluation before he was booked into the St. Clair County.
Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin said officers were sent to the store to remove the man from the fish tank. Toronto Star via Getty Images
Jail records show that George Owens, 42, of Sterrett, Alabama, was booked Thursday at 9:39 p.m.
Irwin said that Owens will face multiple charges including public lewdness, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, second-degree assault, two counts of criminal mischief for hitting a pole and damaging the patrol car and two counts of reckless endangerment for the way he drove the vehicle. vehicle.
The sheriff said Owens will likely be released on bond.
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