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Could Florida Man Have Picked A Worse Person To Point A Gun At

Author Jim Monaghan

We never advocate pointing a gun at someone, but we are wondering if Florida Man could have picked a worse person to brandish a firearm in front of.

What we have today is a classic case of a combination of a weapon, and some serious road rage.

Add Florida Man into the mix, and it’s a classic recipe for disaster.

FLORIDA MAN STRIKES AGAIN!

DATELINE – Polk County and the Saga of Florida Man Matthew Reiter.

Matthew was driving recently when he became agitated because of slow moving traffic, and for some reason, he began to focus his attention on this one particular vehicle. There was a guy in the car with his family.

Reiter drove up alongside that guy’s vehicle, changed speeds, started yelling, started using hand gestures. The driver of the other vehicle wisely tried to ignore the guy. However, Ryder slowed again and displayed a compact style firearm, eventually pointing the weapon at the other driver.

Who the Other Driver Was

The other driver happened to be an off duty Florida Highway Patrol Trooper who was with his family, which is probably why he didn’t really get involved.

What he did was contact Florida Highway Patrol to report the incident.

Several FHP Troopers responded to the area, but were not able to locate Reiter at that time. So what did they do? They went to Reiter’s residence and located him there when he returned home.

Reiter was subsequently arrested by the Troopers, who located five different firearms.

Reiter was placed under arrest, charged with three counts each of unlawful display of a weapon, and aggravated, faded assault with a weapon.

I mean, you shouldn’t be pointing a gun at somebody in the first place, right? Let alone an off duty Florida Highway Patrol Trooper.

Then again, you can’t fix stupid.

Top 5 “Florida Man Strikes Again” Stories For October 2023

We have to admit, it was kind of hard to pick our top five “Florida Man Strikes Again” stories for the month of October because there was just so many good ones to choose from.

We had stolen vehicles, drugs (LOTS of drugs), a return from the dead that was harder than Florida Man certainly would have wanted to be, a return to the scene of the crime, and we couldn’t leave out a bad movie choice by a teacher for his students.

Choosing only five meant leaving some real gems behind.

What was your favorite Florida Man story for October?

  • Returning To This Walmart Was A Bad Choice For These Florida Women

    We don’t know about you, but if we were to commit a crime, probably the absolute last place we would venture 24 hours later would be the exact scene of that crime.

    And yet that is exactly what these two Florida Women did.

    Returning To This Walmart Was A Bad Choice For These Florida Women

  • Florida Man Returns From the Dead In Time For Halloween

    Of all the many things Florida Man has done, making a return from the dead in time for Halloween ranks among his biggest accomplishments.

    Who else could go from a minor car accident to having to prove he’s still very much alive?

    Florida Man Returns From the Dead Just In Time To Celebrate Halloween

  • Florida Man Must Have Had A Really Wild Weekend Planned

    Based upon the amount of Viagra (and a lot of other drugs) that Florida Man asked for at a local CVS pharmacy, he must have had some really wild plans.

    Florida Man Must Have Had A Really Wild Weekend Planned

  • Florida Man Introduces His Class To A Terrifying Winnie the Pooh

    Remember how excited you used to get as a kid when the teacher decided to show a movie to the class?

    And if the class got to pick the film, that made it even better.

    Unless you happen to have Florida Man as your teacher.

    Florida Man Introduces His Class To A Terrifying Winnie the Pooh

  • Florida Man Goes For A Job Interview and Then Steals Worst Possible Car

    Florida Man was in need a job. So he went on a job interview.

    For some reason, he decided to steal a car in the parking lot of the interview, a Cadillac SUV.

    Turns out it was the worst possible car he could have chosen, thanks to GM’s OnStar Guardian feature which apparently can take command of the vehicle at the worst possible time for Florida Man.

    Florida Man Goes For A Job Interview and Then Steals Worst Possible Car

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