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Florida Man Stole Gator from Mini-Golf Course and Repeatedly Beat It

July 21, 2021

Daytona Beach Shores FLORIDA July 19 2021 A Florida man is accused of stealing a gator and beating it repeatedly before he was found by police, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Police Department.

William Hodge, 32, was arrested after police said they witnessed him try to throw a stolen alligator onto the roof of a business in Daytona Beach Shores, a small coastal community just south of the more well-known Daytona Beach.

When Hodge failed to make it onto the roof, police say the Fort Myers man continued to beat the animal, slinging it into the ground by its tail.

Hodge faces charges of animal cruelty, alligator poaching, burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, criminal mischief and petit theft, jail records show.

The Daytona Beach Shores Police Department said on Facebook that Hodge stole the gator from the Congo River Golf course at 2100 South Atlantic Ave. about 3 a.m. Thursday. After his arrest, the animal was returned to the golf course, which allows guests to feed gators as an attraction.

Hodge remained in custody at the Volusia County Jail Thursday night, where he was being held on a $4,500 bail.

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