A man was arrested and will be charged Friday after skinny dipping at the Bass Pro Shop aquarium in Leeds, Alabama.
Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin said the incident occurred shortly before the store closed.
The 42-year-old man reportedly began acting erratically and intentionally crashed a vehicle into a pole in the store’s parking lot, the chief said.
The man’s family told police he suffers from mental illness.
After the crash, police said the suspect exited the vehicle, took off his clothing and ran toward Bass Pro Shop.
Once inside, the man jumped into the aquarium.
Irwin said officers were sent to the store to remove the man from the fish tank.
The suspect became belligerent and refused to cooperate with officers’ instructions to get out of the water.
Two Leeds officers were seen trying to talk to the man in a video recorded by a bystander and reported by AL.com.
As officers walked up the stairs of the store and approached the aquarium, the man came out of the water, yelled something at the officers and then went back into the water, according to the report.
“He was very erratic and said a lot of nasty things to the officers,” Irwin told Fox News Digital.
The man continued yelling at officers before climbing up the side of the aquarium and falling to the concrete floor below, apparently becoming unconscious, AL.com reported.
George Owens, 42, was arrested and will be charged Friday after skinny dipping at the Bass Pro Shop aquarium in Leeds, Alabama. St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office The 42-year-old man reportedly began acting erratically and intentionally crashed a vehicle into a pole in the store’s parking lot, the chief said. Felipe Sánchez – stock.adobe.com
Officers handcuffed the man, then he woke up and tried to fight.
Iriwn said he attacked one of the officers with a kick.
They then covered the man with a blanket and escorted him out of the store, according to AL.com.
Irwin said that when his officers attempted to place the suspect in a patrol car, the man forcefully kicked the vehicle’s door and damaged the door frame.
The suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment and a mental health evaluation before being booked into the St. Clair County Jail.
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 George Owens, 42, of Sterrett, Alabama, was booked Thursday at 9:39 p.m.
Irwin said Owens will face a number of charges including public lewdness, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, second-degree assault, two counts of criminal mischief for hitting the pole and damaging the patrol car and two counts of reckless endangerment for how he drove. the vehicle.
The sheriff said Owens will likely be released on bail.
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