The viral sailor who braved Hurricane Milton on his small boat in Tampa, Florida, is behind bars… and it looks like it’s all because of a problem with where he kept his ship.
José Malinowski — better known as “Lieutenant Dan” on TikTok — was arrested Friday morning in Tampa and taken to jail… according to Tampa Police.
Cops tell us Dan is charged with 2 outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court and a misdemeanor count of trespassing in a city park after warning.
The Tampa Police Department says officers met with Lt. Dan at the Bayshore Linear Park and Dock on Thursday… and police say Dan told them he did not have an accessible marine sanitation device aboard his boat and did not have a record of proper waste disposal.
Cops say the alleged conditions on Dan’s boat created a public health risk and he was instructed to remove his boat from Bayshore Linear Park… however, cops say it was still there Friday morning, despite several warnings… so he was arrested and taken to prison.
Representative of Lieutenant Dan, Brandon Gilchristtold TMZ … his team is working to rescue him.
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By the way, Lt. Dan’s viral fame is noted in his booking info…his occupation is listed as “Tik Tok star.”