Florida police officers arrested 21-year-old Andrew Fatzinger after an extended foot chase that took place in the early morning hours of May 19. Police were first alerted to Fatzinger's activities when a neighbor spotted him breaking into a nearby house. The neighbor called police and said they had seen Fatzinger climb up to the second floor of the home and then heard the sounds of items being thrown and smashed inside. When officers arrived at the house, Fatzinger was in the middle of squirting mustard and scribbling on the walls. Understandably, he was likely at a loss to explain his actions, so instead of attempting to do so, Fatzinger ran.
Shortly thereafter, he was spotted a few blocks away. Multiple police officers, including several members of the K-9 unit, pursued him. Fatzinger, no doubt as stressed as anyone would be while being chased by police, must have decided he needed something to take the edge off because he then darted into another home, only to emerge moments later clutching two bottles of Heineken.
It was not long before one of the pups caught up with Fatzinger, at which point he did what every sane human being would do upon being approached by a large dog with sharp teeth who has been trained to pursue criminals. He tried to punch the dog.
Details of what happened next are a little sketchy, but I think we can read between the lines by looking at a few key phrases in the original article detailing Fatzinger's arrest. The article notes that Fatzinger was "taken to a hospital after tussling with a police K-9" and that he "suffered unspecified injuries during his encounter with the dog." Later, it states that "Fatzinger was not able to attend a first appearance in court because of an undisclosed medical issue." Hmm, was it perhaps one of those cases of having holes torn in your flesh by a pooch who is determined to make captain this year?
Regardless, there is some speculation that Fatzinger's somewhat less than rational behavior may have been drug-induced as he was previously incarcerated for drug-related offenses. In this case, one certainly hopes so.
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