Crime & Safety

Homeless Man Blames Zombies For Arrest in St. Pete

David Allen Jensen was caught throwing a piece of concrete at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront hotel in an attempt to get inside and claimed zombies were chasing him, the Tampa Bay Times reports.

A homeless man who claimed zombies were chasing him is under arrest after authorities say he threw a piece of concrete at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront hotel in an attempt to get inside Wednesday morning, the Tampa Bay Times reports.

According to the newspaper:

David Allen Jensen, 41, who has no permanent address, broke the glass outside the hotel on First Street S about 1:30 a.m. with a doughnut-shaped piece of concrete used to protect sprinkler heads, the report states.

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Security officers also said they saw Jensen trying to break into several cars and apparently attempted to steal tobacco from one of them, the Times reports.

Jensen is charged with burglary, possessing burglary tools and throwing a deadly missile into a building. He was being held at Pinellas County Jail on $15,000 bond and was awaiting trial.

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