{"id":356150,"date":"2026-07-29T12:38:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/356150\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:38:56","slug":"video-silver-cuffs-ground-superman-after-ruskin-boat-break-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/356150\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Silver cuffs ground \u2018Superman\u2019 after Ruskin boat break-in"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RUSKIN, Fla. – A convicted felon wearing a Superman costume was arrested in Ruskin on Saturday after deputies investigated a boat burglary.<\/p>\n

Ruskin boat burglary investigation <\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, a boat owner anchored directly behind their home discovered someone had broken into their boat’s cabin on Saturday. The intruder allegedly stole several power tools from the vessel, prompting a response from local deputies.<\/p>\n

Investigative work quickly led deputies directly to 57-year-old James Tidwell, a convicted felon. When deputies made contact with Tidwell, he was dressed in a Superman costume.<\/p>\n

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Bodycam footage shows James Tidwell in a Superman costume alongside his mugshot following his arrest. Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Bodycam captured suspect interview <\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

In bodycam video, a deputy can be heard asking Tidwell if he had any weapons on him. After Tidwell replied no, the deputy explained that they are investigating a burglary and that is why they are meeting with him.<\/p>\n

Tidwell admitted to being on the vessel, stating he went on the boat that the deputy described and “only took three items.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following that statement, the deputy informed Tidwell that they were going to place him in handcuffs.<\/p>\n

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James Tidwell, 57, was arrested in connection with a Ruskin boat burglary. Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Charges filed against suspect <\/p>\n

What we don’t know:<\/p>\n

Authorities charged Tidwell with burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and first-degree petit theft. Officials have not yet confirmed the total monetary value of the stolen power tools or where the stolen items were recovered.<\/p>\n

The Source: The information in this story was gathered from law enforcement officials, who provided details from a bodycam video and the arrest report for James Tidwell.<\/p>\n

Hillsborough County<\/a>Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RUSKIN, Fla. – A convicted felon wearing a Superman costume was arrested in Ruskin on Saturday after deputies…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":356151,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[630,47,629,115,202,204,203,199,201,200,628],"class_list":["post-356150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-crime-publicsafety","tag-fl","tag-hillsborough","tag-news","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}