kingsnake.com - reptile and amphibian classifieds, breeders, forums, photos, videos and more

return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
International Reptile Conservation Foundation  
click here for Rodent Pro
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: False Coral Snake . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Bearded Dragon . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Apr 02, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - Apr 04, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Apr 06, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Hamburg Reptile Show - Apr. 13, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Apr 14, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Apr 16, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Apr 21, 2024 . . . . . . . . . . 

FL Press: College Student Wrestles With Gator Theft Charge


[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Alligator and Crocodilian Forum ]

Posted by W von Papineäu on March 19, 2003 at 20:11:58:

TAMPA TRIBUNE (Florida) 19 March 03 College Student Wrestles With Gator Theft Charge (Stephen Thompson)
Clearwater: On a dare, a St. Petersburg College student climbed the fence at an alligator exhibit at a miniature golf course one night in December and jumped into the water, investigators say.
None of his drinking buddies had asked him to bring any of the specimens back to the car, but he did, investigators say.
Philip Andrew Bryant, 19, of Clearwater, was arrested Tuesday, two weeks after Clearwater police detectives released a surveillance videotape taken at the entrance to Congo River Golf, 20060 U.S. 19 N.
Bryant was charged with grand theft and burglary, as was Brett Lassetter Clark, 21, also of Clearwater. Clark was the group's designated driver, but because he drove Bryant to the course and then drove him and at least one 3- to 4-foot alligator away, he is considered a getaway driver, Detective Joe Ruhlin said.
Investigators say the men admit to stealing one alligator, although five reportedly were taken. The alligators' owner is expected to wade into the exhibit today and do a tail count to clear up discrepancies.
After the videotape was released, authorities received an anonymous call identifying the man in it as Bryant, Ruhlin said.
Bryant had been at a party asking whether he could release an alligator into a body of water on the property, Ruhlin said. His host declined the offer.
The reptile is believed to have ended up in Allen's Creek, where it might not survive in the brackish water, said Sgt. Doug Griffith.



Follow Ups:




[ Follow Ups ] [ The Alligator and Crocodilian Forum ]