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Florida man arrested after lassoing an alligator, tying it to a fence and calling 911 [View all]
A 71-year-old Florida man is under arrest after police say he lassoed an alligator, tied it to a fence, and called 911 to report it.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office arrested Robert Colin on July 31 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, an hour outside of Orlando.
Colin told police he arrived at a local canal with plans to capture an alligator he had spotted, according to the arrest affidavit. There, police say Colin used a white nylon rope to “lasso” the alligator.
He succeeded, according to the affidavit, capturing the creature by its jaw and tying the rope to a handrail. .................(more)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/florida-man-lasso-alligator-cape-canaveral-b2591015.html
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