Drunk vacationer sexually molests manatee statue at Florida restaurant after being requested to go away, deputies say

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. – A vacationer discovered himself behind bars after he drunkenly threw gator nuggets right into a restaurant and “sexually molested” a manatee statue when workers requested him to go away, in line with deputies.

Anthony Lessa, 23, was arrested and charged with disorderly intoxication after the incident that happened at two separate locations in St. Pete Seashore on Friday – Postcard Inn On The Seashore and Rick’s Reef Restaurant – in line with an affidavit from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Workplace.

The person from Pittsburgh is accused of throwing gator nuggets into Rick’s Reef Restaurant – and deputies discovered extra of them in his pants pocket when he was arrested. In line with the Rick’s Reef Restaurant menu, “gator bites” are items of recent, fried gator.

When workers confronted Lessa, he “turned belligerent” and “sexually molested” a manatee statue within the presence of workers and different patrons, the affidavit mentioned.

Lessa then ran off the property and down Gulf Boulevard towards his resort, the Postcard Inn On The Seashore. The resort’s supervisor referred to as authorities after Lessa was “performing disorderly” close to the entrance desk space. He was yelling and screaming obscenities on the entrance desk employee, in line with the affidavit. When the supervisor requested Lessa to relax and supplied to escort him to his room, he refused to say what room he was in.

Lessa was then trespassed from the property, however he stayed within the parking zone, lingering and yelling extra obscenities, the affidavit mentioned. This induced a back-up in visitors and the “disturbing of the peace of a number of different company ready for rides,” deputies mentioned.

When deputies caught up with Lessa, they noticed a robust odor in line with an alcohol beverage and observed his pupils had been dilated in a high-light atmosphere. He was additionally reportedly in a heightened state with a short-term reminiscence implication, deputies mentioned.

For instance, Lessa continued to ask deputies why he was being arrested on “a loop,” the affidavit mentioned.

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He was positioned into custody close to the resort and transported to jail. He has since been launched on his personal recognizance, in line with arrest information.