WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A Florida man who is no stranger to the law wound up back in jail and the subject of one of Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd’s most unusual “Morning Briefings” due to how he tried to smuggle a thermos inside the jail.
The backstory:
Judd said the ordeal began with a complaint about a naked man at a park.
“We got a call that he was naked inside of a restroom at a public park, so we asked – is he naked or buck naked?” You can be naked and still have your socks on, but if you’re buck naked you are totally naked,” Judd explained.
When a deputy arrived, he said Walter Frymire, 51, had all of his clothes on, so the deputy escorted him out of the park.
Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff’s Office
The deputy explained to Frymire that he wasn’t going to be arrested even though people saw him without any clothes on, because he was giving him a break.
Dig deeper:
Judd said Frymire then crossed the street and hopped up on the railroad train track and trespassed again, so the deputy arrested him.
Frymire had 25 prior arrests and had been to state prison five times, according to Judd.
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The sheriff explained that all arrestees are put through a body scanner to make sure they aren’t trying to bring guns and knives and drugs into the jail.
Judd said Frymire brought a thermos into the jail.
What they’re saying:
“That’s right, he put it up the exit ramp. You know what I mean,” the sheriff said with a knowing look in his eyes.
Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Judd added, “We said ‘Dude! What are you doing here?’ He said, ‘Well, I put that inside my body.’ He didn’t swallow it twenty-four hours earlier.”
Judd said the deputy likely saved his life even though Frymire threatened to kill the deputy for arresting him.
“We had to take him to the hospital,” Judd explained. “They had to find a specialist. It was quite the ordeal, but he’s thermos-less in the county jail today.”
The Source: This story was written with information posted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
