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‘Birthday suit bandit' arrested after attempting to break into Florida woman's home: deputies

‘Birthday suit bandit' arrested after attempting to break into Florida woman's home: deputies

Yahoo30-04-2025
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A 'birthday suit bandit' was arrested over the weekend after deputies said he tried to break into a Florida woman's home.
A woman called 911 just after midnight on Saturday after she heard what sounded like a knife trying to cut through the lock on her front door.
When deputies arrived, they found 63-year-old Matthew Hunter walking away from the woman's home in his birthday suit. They also found gouges on the victim's front door frame and molding.
Haitian woman dies in ICE custody at Florida detention center
A body camera video showed a deputy approach Hunter as he was walking away from the home.
'Now you're gonna be a little scared now. Don't worry about it. Everything's cool,' Hunter told the deputy.
'What is going on, bro?' the deputy asked Hunter. 'You're walking around the street naked.'
Hunter was then taken into custody.
'Attempting to break into a home without your britches is not an encounter you want to have with law enforcement,' said Sheriff Staly. 'Doing so is bound to land you in the Green Roof Inn or dead by a homeowner protecting themselves from a lunatic.'
Hunter was taken to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility. He was charged with attempted burglary, exposure of sex organs and criminal mischief, deputies said.
He was later released on a $12,000 bond.
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