{"id":291317,"date":"2026-06-01T01:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/291317\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T01:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:57:22","slug":"cops-bust-creep-carrying-pet-fish-and-exposing-his-chimichanga-outside-florida-taco-bell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/291317\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops bust creep carrying pet fish and exposing his &#8216;chimichanga&#8217; outside Florida Taco Bell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No quiero.<\/p>\n<p>A Florida homeless man was arrested outside a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/taco-bell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taco Bell<\/a> wearing three pairs of pulled-down pants with his \u201cchimichanga\u201d on full display, the Flagler County Sheriff\u2019s Office described in a hilarious accounting of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>An employee of the restaurant called the cops on the perv just before 1 a.m. Friday, when it became clear the deranged man wasn\u2019t taking his order to go.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Irizarry, 28, was busted outside a Florida Taco Bell late Friday with his \u201cchimichanga\u201d out on display, cops said. Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p>Irizarry was also carrying a pet Betta fish in a plastic container in his backpack. Sheriff\u2019s deputies brought the rescued fish \u2014 which they named Baja Blast as a nod to its backstory \u2014 to a local Humane Society branch. Facebook\/Flagler County Sheriff&#8217;s Office&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA man was near the side door of the business with his chimichanga out,\u201d FCSO wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>When deputies arrived, the man, identified as Brandon Irizarry, 28, was standing outside the front door and was \u201cso focused on the task at hand\u201d that he didn\u2019t even notice the officers roll up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe jig was up, as he frantically covered up, pulling his hoodie down below his crotch instead of pulling up the multiple pants he had around his knees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the story has a fishy twist, and even a happy ending.<\/p>\n<p>After deputies arrested Irizarry, they found a live pet fish swimming in a plastic container in his backpack, and quickly acted to give it a good home.<\/p>\n<p>The Flagler County Sheriff\u2019s Office reminded residents on Facebook: \u201ca late-night Taco Bell run should end with a receipt, maybe some regret, but not a booking number.\u201d Google Maps<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have many questions. We do not have answers. What we did have was a fish in need of better company. The Betta, who we have named Baja Blast, has since been transferred to the Flagler County Humane Society,\u201d FCSO wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Staffers at the rescue organization later told the department that the rescued fish is \u201cdoing great\u201d in her new environs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Flagler County, if you can\u2019t keep your business inside your pants, you\u2019ll find yourself at the Green Roof Inn, swimming with different company than your fish,\u201d Sheriff Rick Staly said, referencing the county jail by its nickname.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA reminder for the rest of Flagler County: a late-night Taco Bell run should end with a receipt, maybe some regret, but not a booking number.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Irizarry was arrested for unlawful exposure of sexual organs and transported to Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility where he\u2019s being held on $5,000 bond, FCSO said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No quiero. 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