The viral sailor who braved Hurricane Milton on his small boat in Tampa, Florida reportedly has a checkered past… with police alleging he once tried to set a woman on fire.
The alleged incident involving José Malinowski – better known as “Lieutenant Dan” on TikTok – appeared in February 2023, according to the Send New Yorkwhich cites information from the Palm Seaside County Sheriff.
The Post says officers say Malinowski was arguing with a woman named sarah perry as she smoked a cigarette about 20 feet away from him near West Palm Seaside. She was together with her brother and a good friend.
During the argument, cops say, Malinowski began pouring gasoline on the bench between him and the lady who approached him holding a cigarette.
Malinowski “walks with crutches, picked up the pink gasoline container and poured gasoline on Perry,” deputies state in the report.
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Herzog says Perry feared for his life because the supposed gasoline could catch fire from his lit cigarette.
The New York post includes photos of the alleged incident … with the red gas can that cops say Malinowski was using and the dark burn mark on the concrete bench.
Deputy Sheriff Herzog says he arrived to look for Lt. Dan damp and smelling of gasoline… claiming he finally decided he “deliberately threw gasoline” on Perry.
Officers arrested Malinowski and reportedly charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Malinowski attracted a viral following on TikTok days before expelling Milton in his small boat… saying he knew God would defend him, referring to the biblical story of Noah’s Ark.
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