Busch Gardens Alligator Pit Visitor Now Gets To Visit Jail
No doubt you’ve seen the video that went viral of the guy who jumped into the alligator pit at Busch Gardens last week? Well, it didn’t take long to identify him and slap the handcuffs on.
If you missed it, a 20 year-old looking for his 15 minutes of fame jumped the fence to the alligator enclosure at Busch Gardens last week. In the video you can hear people yelling at him to get out to which he replies “Another wild Karen!” in a lame Australian accent. You can see the whole video below.
❌DON'T DO THIS ❌ A man hopped the barrier around an alligator exhibit at @BuschGardens in Tampa.
— Gage Goulding - KPRC 2 (@GageGoulding) June 2, 2023
Nick Reid says the guy was roughly 5 feet away from an alligator before getting back on the other side.
📸: Nick Reid pic.twitter.com/FEdznkSoIm
IONTB reports that the Steve Irwin wanna be is a 20 year old YouTube’r named Jacob Pursifull. Reports say he hopped the fence June 1 while 2 other friends assisted. One recorded the stunt. Sure enough, the clip made its way on to YouTube, which I’d imagine made Tampa PD’s job much easier. Well done fellas.
The video has about 5700 views since being uploaded to YouTube 3 days ago. According to Credit Karma, a YouTube’r makes a little under 2 cents per view, so the jokesters stand to make about $100… which might help with bail.
Tampa Police Department detectives arrested Pursifull last night in Tampa. He was taken to Orient Road Jail where he is now charged with burglary, theft of services, and trespassing according to IONTB.
