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Man arrested, released, arrested again

Courtesy of Pasco County Sheriff's Office
Courtesy of Pasco County Sheriff's Office

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LAND O'LAKES, Fla., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida say an "extremely intoxicated" man was arrested, released and arrested again 2 hours later in the jail parking lot.

Pasco County sheriff's deputies said Donald Gartner, 48, was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Sunday after witnesses said he was banging on neighbors' doors and broke a neighbor's porch light, the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported Tuesday.

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Deputies said Gartner, who also allegedly urinated in some bushes, was "extremely intoxicated" and told them he had consumed six beers and six Oxycodone pills.

Gartner was arrested on a criminal mischief charge and released on his own recognizance at 10 p.m., deputies said.

However, he found himself under arrest again at 11:45 p.m. after he was seen trying to break into two cars. He was charged with two counts of attempted car theft and jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.

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