Beware! Florida Man’s Candy May Be More Trick Than Treat
With Halloween tomorrow, parents need to beware shady characters when the kids go on their annual trick or treat candy run. Especially if they have to deal with someone like…
With Halloween tomorrow, parents need to beware shady characters when the kids go on their annual trick or treat candy run.
Especially if they have to deal with someone like this Florida Man.
FLORIDA MAN STRIKES AGAIN!
DATELINE - Brooksville Florida and the Saga of Florida Man Torah Charlson.
According to the sheriff's office, the residence Charleston was staying at had been under investigation since March. Now, Charlson is a convicted felon, and when deputies knocked on the door, Charlson answered.
Deputies detected an overwhelming smell of marijuana. Deputies said Charlson allegedly admitted, yes, there was marijuana inside the home, but he was not running a grow house.
Charlson also allegedly said he has a roommate, but deputies did not find any evidence of anybody else in the residence.
Again, according to deputies, Charlson then asked if he could collect his items and leave the property. The deputies said, sure, go ahead. That's when Charleston picked up his car keys and what appeared to be a rolled marijuana joint.
Now, because he had taken possession of the marijuana cigarette right smack in front of the deputies, he was then detained. Deputies got a search warrant, went through the home, discovered what appeared to be candy items, but there was something odd about it.
"But Mom!"
When you were a kid and you would go out for Halloween, did your parents inspect the candy when you got home and immediately throw things out if it didn't look right?
I know my parents did.
If we got fruit boom!.. Out. "But Mom!" "Out!" If there was something that had been slightly opened or looked as if it had been tampered with, out. "But Mom...." "Out!"
Some of the packaging included popular sweets that were renamed like "Milky Weed," and the packaging looked exactly like a Milky Way bar, except weed instead of "weed." The sheriff's office said, "Many of the drug items were packaged in a way to represent common, everyday candy items similar to the way they would appear in a retail store."
Florida Man's Trick or Treat Stash
So, after obtaining a search warrant, here was the deputy's take - 24.3 pounds of marijuana, 90 pounds of hashish with packaging, 84 Xanax pills, 10oz of powder cocaine, and paraphernalia. Deputies also found a Glock 19 9MM pistol with a 30-round magazine with ammunition, and a Ruger LCR .38 special revolver.
Remember, this guy is a convicted felon.
Charlson remains in the Hernando County Jail bail set at $120,000.
Top 5 “Florida Man Strikes Again” Stories For September 2023
Each month, Florida Man seems determined to top his antics from the previous 30 days.
And somehow, he manages to succeed.
In the month of September, transportation appeared to be trending in the Sunshine State - stolen cars, torched vehicles, hamster wheels - you name it!
Getting robbed and arrested all in a matter of a few minutes? That seems like quite the feat.
Until you remember that it's Florida Man we're talking about.
And then there's assault with a deadly lollipop.
What's your favorite Florida Man story from September?
Florida Man Would Have Been Far Better Off Just Eating the Lollipop
Who doesn’t love lollipops? We’re pretty sure that Florida Man can be counted in the “yes” category when they’re being passed out.
You go to the bank, and there they are at the counter. Oh sure, they’re supposed to be for the kids but you know you’ve taken one (or two) for yourself.
Leave it to Florida Man to use a lollipop as a weapon.
Only Florida Man Would Steal A Rolls Royce and Then Rent It Out
This might be one of our all-time favorite Florida Man stories.
There are only a handful of Rolls Royce Wraiths painted in this particular shade of purple. So what does Florida Man do when he steals it?
He posts it for rent on social media.
Florida Man Gets Robbed And Arrested All In the Same Day
Florida Man possesses some very unique traits. For example, how many people can claim they were robbed, call the police to report the theft, and then end up arrested?
Jealous Florida Man Carries A Torch For Both His Girlfriend and Her Jaguar XE
When a jealous Florida Man carries a figurative torch for his girlfriend, and a literal one for her Jaguar SE, you just KNOW you have a hot story on your hands.
Florida Man and His Giant Hamster Wheel Go For the Grand Slam
There’s nothing like having a hobby. In the case of Florida Man, it’s gone from a giant hamster wheel hobby to an obsession worthy of a grand slam.
Now, if this story sounds familiar, well, it should because this is not the first time Baluchi has attempted this.
There were similar stunts in 2014, 2016, and in 2021 which we had told you about in a previous episode of Florida Man Strikes Again.
All of those episodes have ended with Coast Guard intervention.
