MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – A 41-year-old man faces charges after witness said he pretended to drown and then allegedly began to throw jellyfish at beachgoers. According to a sheriff's office report, Keith Edward Marriott caused "concern for his safety" when he repeatedly submerged himself and floated back to the top of the water and he was also "loud and disruptive."

He then started throwing the sea creatures.

Marriott was arrested Monday and charged with disorderly intoxication and carrying a concealed weapon. According to the St. Petersburg Times, Marriott was carrying a pocketknife in his shorts.

Jail records indicate that Marriott was being held on $250 bond. A message left after-hours at the public defender's office was not immediately returned late Tuesday night.



**ok...this one isn't in Ohio**

point of order!

How does one throw a jellyfish? that is, how does one throw a jellyfish without having the crap stung out of you?

that just doesn't seem feasible..

I'm not a seasoned jellyfish throw myself....so I really don't know

Maybe he was too stinking drunk to know he was bitten.

you've never been stung by a jelly fish, have you?

pppffffttttt

no where near where I am in Over Here, Florida

Once I threw one (i wasn't familiar with the jellyfish) at my ex g/f and it scared the hell out of me seeing her back getting all red from the stinging. Then my face turned very red after she slapped me, well..I was stupid and young I deserved it.

Sounds like he wasn't takin his meds

Yes actually I have on Muscle Beach in Venice California, thankfully I was partying with a bunch of friends and we were all plastered, so it didn't hurt as bad as the time I got stung by one in Florida. I have a high tolerance for pain anyway though.

The palms of your hands aren't affected by the stingers. You canh test that by picking up a jellyfish and then touching other parts of your body.
Not all jellyfish sting and at night, if you squish them on the pier, they glow and emit light from their phosphorous content.