Burglar Eaten By An Alligator While Hiding From The Police

 

 

 

A Florida man received rewards for his evil deeds after he tried to hide from the police. The man suspected of committing burglaries was killed by an 11-foot alligator while hiding during a police raid.

According to the police, Matthew Riggins was reported missing on November 13, but his body was found 10 days later floating in a pond in Barefoot Bay, Florida. When authorities tried to pull his remains out of the water, they were nearly attacked by an 11-foot-long alligator, Major Tod Goodyear of Barefooy said in a statement. The man had earlier informed his girlfriend about his burglary operations.

“He was going to do burglaries in the Barefoot Bay area with another individual,” Goodyear said, according to BayNews9.

The burglar wanted to hide from the police but didn't know an alligator lurked near the pond.

“He probably went into the lake to hide from the officers and the dog, and came across that gator,” Goodyear said.

“To hide somewhere to try and get away, and then meeting up with an animal like that, no, I've never had that happen before.”

The police however arrested his accomplice who is now in custody and cooperating with the police, authorities said.

Forensic investigators were able to find some of Riggins’ hand and foot inside the alligator’s stomach. An autopsy determined that Riggins died from drowning after being dragged underwater by the animal.

“I would say it's poetic justice, [if] you want to sit there and steal from people,” said Barefoot Bay resident Chuck Stotes, according to the Daily Mail.