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Man professed love for woman he doused with gasoline and tried to burn to death, investigators say

by Wayne K. Roustan
02 December 2020

A Lantana man enraged by unrequited love set a woman on fire after finding out she was in an alleged relationship with his stepfather, authorities said.

Luis Angel Quinonez, 53, is accused of pouring gasoline on Angelica Acosta Blanco, 61, and igniting her in flames on Monday night, according to an arrest report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

Firefighters arrived at a home ablaze in the 7100 block of San Castle Boulevard in Lantana at about 22:30. Acosta Blanco was on fire as she ran from the home while Quinonez was outside with a garden hose trying to extinguish the fire burning the house, and not trying to extinguish the fire burning the woman.

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It seems that another Florida man has made his last bad choice in his course of actions.

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Florida man has a sister

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/sta...251983113.html

A naked Florida woman went berserk, destroying a Florida restaurant earlier this month. And it was all caught on video.

According to a police report from the Ocala Police Department, the suspect, later identified as Tina Kindred, 53, was arrested after causing thousands of dollars in damages at an Outback in Ocala on June 1.

Before the frenzy at the steakhouse, the Florida woman also caused havoc at a nearby restaurant called Mojo Grill, banging windows and flipping over tables, according to the complaint.

The police officer said he arrived in the parking lot of the Outback around lunchtime where several patrons told him that a woman was inside “breaking everything in the bar.”

Upon entering, the officer saw glass and liquid all over the bar area where a “highly agitated” naked female had bottles of liquor in her hands.

After the officer identified himself, the defendant began uttering “incoherent words” and throwing liquor bottles at him. After a bottle struck him in the forearm, covering him in alcohol, the officer deployed his Taser twice.

Kindred was placed in handcuffs and taken to a nearby health facility where THC was found in her system. Kindred was later taken to Marion County Jail, charged with aggravated assault and felony criminal mischief and held on $12,000 bond.

The exact dollar amount of what was destroyed at both restaurants was not yet known, but the expectation is it will be in the “thousands of dollars,” Ocala police said.

Yes there is a video in the link

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17 October 2022
Sheriff Grady Judd:
Florida man and son chase after 'burglar' who was returning mis-delivered package
(9 min, 10 sec)

Florida man, Gino Colonacosta and his 15-year-old son stalked and shot at a woman sitting in her car outside of her apartment. They thought she was the "burglar" who triggered their doorbell camera, but that was actually a different neighbor who was returning a mis-delivered package.

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There are a lot of people, in this country, who don't have a criminal record but who are borderline sane or borderline crazy. Take your pick. They can buy guns but come on should they even have one at all? I know none of them would have done the logical thing as far as getting training because they are borderline sane. However, we don't need gun control because EVERY American has the right to arm themselves.

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12 December 2022
‘Gas Station Heroin’ Is Causing Intense Withdrawals. It’s Legal in Most States.
By Manisha Krishnan

Tianeptine is an antidepressant. But it’s being sold in the U.S., especially at gas stations, as a dietary supplement and functions like an opioid.

Tianeptine is a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat depression in some European, Latin American, and Asian countries, but it’s not approved by the FDA for medical use in the U.S. It’s not a controlled substance and is typically sold in the U.S. as a dietary supplement, nootropic (a chemical that improves cognitive function), or a research chemical under brand names like ZaZa Red, TD Red, and Tianna. It can be found in gas stations or easily bought online.

Medical experts say tianeptine functions as an opioid because it hits opioid receptors in the brain, which explains why people have reported severe withdrawal when they try to stop using it.

“People are using it either to manage or withdrawal from harder, harsher stuff, or they're kind of starting their journey and developing an unhealthy relationship with it based on its effects—and its effects are opioid-like effects,” said Dr. Patrick Marshalek, an associate professor at West Virginia University’s School of Medicine.

There’s very little known about tianeptine, including how many people are using it, though reports from both the FDA and the DEA have noted upticks in poison control calls about the drug up until at least 2020. It’s been banned in Michigan, Alabama, Minnesota, Tennessee, Georgia, and Indiana; officials in Mississippi issued a health alert about it earlier this year.

Experts told VICE News the issues surrounding its use are part of a larger problem where unregulated substances mimic the effects of illicit drugs, despite being marketed in a benign way.

(edit: He is now a Florida-man.)

Hunter Barnett, 26, who has a painful esophagus condition and has been addicted to opioids in the past, was skeptical that the tianeptine could be effective. But when he moved to Penscacola, Florida, from Alabama in January, he noticed that every time he went to the gas station, people were buying ZaZa Reds.

“I'm sitting there thinking it's a gas station, this shit ain’t gonna be any good,” he told VICE News.

Still, he bought some and eventually switched over to a brand called TD Red, which he described as feeling like a mix of Percocets and cocaine.

“They were amazing. Like wow it took away all the pain,” Barnett said. But within five days, he said he began upping his dose. While he started taking three at a time, every few hours, he can now take an entire bottle of 15 pills in one go. “It was definitely one of the biggest mistakes in my life. I wish I would have never touched them,” he said. Barnett said tianeptine’s effects wear off quickly. He would sometimes take them before bed and have to wake up in the middle of the night to take more to avoid going into withdrawal. He said he began going through three to six bottles a day, each costing $30.

He said he started working his job delivering groceries via Instacart every day but was still broke due to how much he was spending on the pills.

“I’ve spent about $50,000 since January on these,” he said.

When Barnett spoke to VICE News, he said he’d just come off a 10-day detox that was more difficult than when he came off opioids like oxycodone, fentanyl, and buprenorphine. He said he experienced nausea, sweats, vomiting, fever, body pain, and relentless chills.

“The withdrawal, I can honestly say, is the absolute worst experience of my life,” he said.

Kirsten Smith, a researcher with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said a couple factors impact the severe withdrawal: the incredibly high doses that some people are taking and the fact that many of these products include proprietary blends, so nobody really knows what’s inside them.

“Tianeptine is part of a broader story of people taking a bunch of crap and not knowing what they’re taking,” Smith said, adding that she hasn’t heard of any researchers buying tianeptine products and testing what’s in them, likely because it’s not on anyone’s radar.

Smith was lead author of a paper on Reddit posts about tianeptine from 2012-2020 that was published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse last year. She said 81 percent of posts likened tianeptine to an opioid, 83 percent mentioned addiction, and over 70 percent mentioned withdrawal. A subreddit called r/QuittingTianeptine has more than 3,800 members, with people sharing horror stories of their withdrawal and giving each other advice on how to get off the drug.

One online ad for ZaZa Red boasted that it’s “great for pain relief” and “provides a euphoric and energizing mood lift,” but noted, “ZaZa RED works on the same receptors as traditional opiates so Be Mindful!”

Another positioned tianeptine as an alternative to alcohol and weed, stating, “In just one capsule, your stress, your anxiety all melt away almost instantly.”

VICE News reached out to several manufacturers and retailers that sell tianeptine to ask for comment on the health concerns surrounding the drug but did not receive a response.

In February, the FDA issued a warning stating that tianeptine has been associated with serious harm, overdoses, and death. The warning said tianeptine retailers are “making dangerous and unproven claims that tianeptine can improve brain function and treat anxiety, depression, pain, opioid use disorder, and other conditions.” It said people with opioid addictions are particularly at risk when using tianeptine and that some of the adverse effects are agitation, drowsiness, confusion, sweating, rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, nausea, vomiting, slowed or stopped breathing, coma, and death.

Although he hasn’t heard of widespread tianeptine use, Marshalek said he sees the drug falling into a similar landscape as synthetic cannabinoids and bath salts. And like those substances, he sees the target users as being people who can’t access more traditional drugs or people who regularly get drug tested.

“You think you're doing safe stuff because it's not street drugs, but it's kind of maybe a little bit closer to it than you would think,” he said. It’s a scenario that plays out time and time again with prohibition, he added, where people turn to legal highs or more potent drugs when something becomes illegal.

Marshalek said companies can take advantage of the fact that there’s very little oversight of these substances.

“Can you trust these folks that are really looking to make money and only do that? Do they have the same safety practices that pharmaceutical companies would or the same degree of oversight from the FDA?”

Barnett said he feels very misled by the marketing around tianeptine and would support a ban, or at the very least, more warnings.

“Be honest on the damn bottle and be like this is super fucking addictive, you know what I mean? Don't call them dietary supplements because they’re not,” he said.

(edit: Barnett demonstrates Florida-man behavior.)

He said he plans to move back to Alabama, where tianeptine is banned. Despite the difficulty of his withdrawal, he said he celebrated his 10-day detox by taking 12 pills. But he doesn’t believe it will override the detox.

“I just wanted to celebrate a little bit,” he said. Asked how it felt to take them again, he said, “Amazing. But it doesn't last very long.”

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11 January 2023
Florida man carjacks box truck and crashes into Florida Troopers (and others) during high speed chase
(08 min, 27 sec)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol said one person was hurt after a man stole a box truck vehicle and led troopers on a high-speed chase in Gainesville Tuesday morning.

The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said the box truck was stolen out of the Tampa area and was traveling north in the southbound lanes on I-75 from the Marion County line when they were called in to assist.

The driver — identified as Brandon J. Baker, 34 — had also been involved in an armed carjacking prior to stealing the box truck, the sheriff’s office said.

A video posted by the sheriff’s office showed Baker swerving through lanes and hitting vehicles — including troopers and deputies.

Troopers finally caught the Baker, in Gainesville when he exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot.

He was quickly taken into custody by FHP and ACSO deputies. He was booked into the Alachua County jail on multiple felony charges with additional charges pending from the Tampa Police Department, the sheriff’s office said.

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Florida Man - serial carjacker chased in high speed pursuit on surface streets near a Florida beach. Video from police helicopter.

[tbm3fan]

Florida Man - serial carjacker chased in high speed pursuit on surface streets near a Florida beach. Video from police helicopter.

Is this dump on Florida week???

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Is this dump on Florida week???

Every week is dump on Florida week ...

[tbm3fan]

Every week is dump on Florida week ...

I'm on it...

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17 February 2023
Palm Bay Councilman Peter Filiberto resigns in wake of felony arrest

PALM BAY, Fla. — City of Palm Bay council member Peter Filiberto was arrested Saturday night.
on DUI and felony cocaine possession charges, and was also charged with reckless driving and refusal to submit a breath test.

Amid requests for him to do so, Filiberto submitted his resignation Friday in a short letter to the mayor

"Dear Mayor (Rob) Medina and Fellow Palm Bay Residents, I hereby resign as a Councilmember for the City of Palm Bay effective immediately," the letter said, followed by his signature.

Our partners at Florida Today reported that the City Council on Thursday planned to draft a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis about the matter, asking for Filiberto's removal from the post.

The Council can appoint a replacement until an election is held.

22 February 2023
Florida Councilman Arrested for Alleged DUI After Motorcycle Chase — Full Bodycam
(28 min, 19 sec)

A Florida councilman resigned after charges against him surfaced following his arrest on February 11. The Palm Bay Police Department released bodycam footage showing officers arresting Peter Filiberto after he crashed his motorcycle following a brief pursuit. Authorities said 10 grams of cocaine was allegedly found in the 34-year-old’s shoes and socks while searching his person. Filiberto faces six charges including possession of a controlled substance, reckless driving, and driving under the influence in connection to this incident.

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Where else would this be posted?

Trump allies file ethics complaint against Gov. DeSantis

Associated Press: https://apnews.com/article/trump-des...1295eced5068ce

[Albany Rifles]

Where else would this be posted?

Trump allies file ethics complaint against Gov. DeSantis

Associated Press: https://apnews.com/article/trump-des...1295eced5068ce

I genuinely laughed out loud when I heard this last night.

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