Flamethrower Showdown: Florida Man Arrested in Fiery Standoff
There’s something hot about the Florida man, right ladies? Especially when he’s ready for a flamethrower showdown. That’s exactly what went down in Port St. Lucie. According to WPBF, the police were called out to some explosions and smoke coming from some dude’s yard. Now, already that doesn’t seem like a good situation. Well, this is where things get a little crazier courtesy of our flame wielding Florida man.
Out comes Joseph Moreton, a 39-year-old who’s probably loves the Mad Max movies.a few too many times, because there he was, standing in his front yard with a handheld flamethrower! Yeah, nothing gets a BBQ going better than flames shooting out from a weapon of destruction. Right? The cops, naturally, tell him to put it down, because, well, nobody wants a face full of fire. But Moreton’s not listening. He starts walking toward them, ready for a flamethrower showdown and roast someone like dinner.

One of the cops, being pretty quick on his feet, manages to grab the flamethrower from this dude before anything catches fire. But Moreton? He doesn’t just give up. Oh no… Not the Florida man! He runs back into his house.

Flamethrower Showdown Takedown:
Now, the cops have the house surrounded, right? They’re telling him to come out. Instead of coming out and giving himself up like a normal person would do, Moreton tries to blind one of the cops with a flashlight.
The officers, at this point, have had enough. So, they break out the Tasers and zap him into submission. I do not care how tough you are… A couple zaps from a taser is all it takes to make a grown man cry like a baby. Well, in the end police take him into custody without anyone getting hurt. And they have a really cool Flamethrower now! Moreton is now cooling off in jail on a $5,500 bond.
So, the next time you think about having a yourself a little flamethrower showdown of your own… Maybe just don’t.