{"id":72986,"date":"2026-07-06T20:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=72986"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:45:37","slug":"cat-scratch-fever-florida-man-arrested-after-exposing-himself-to-doordash-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/cat-scratch-fever-florida-man-arrested-after-exposing-himself-to-doordash-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Cat scratch fever\u2019: Florida man arrested after exposing himself to DoorDash driver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That sounds like a classic <strong>Grady Judd-ism<\/strong> fresh off the press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office just dropped that story in its Monday morning briefing today (July 6, 2026). Leave it to Sheriff Judd to highlight a case where a suspect blames Ted Nugent&#8217;s classic rock track\u2014or an actual case of &#8220;Cat scratch fever&#8221;\u2014for completely inappropriate behavior toward a delivery driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A man was arrested after he exposed himself to a DoorDash delivery driver in Combee Settlement and told authorities he took off his clothes because of a cat scratch, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A woman went to a house on North Combee Road to deliver food to David Thorsen, 57.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7e6d63\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/THORSEN-DAVID-LINDSAY.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72987 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7e6d63; width:286px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/THORSEN-DAVID-LINDSAY.webp 480w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/THORSEN-DAVID-LINDSAY-240x300.webp 240w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd\u00a0said\u00a0Thorsen opened the door, wearing nothing but a shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen she\u2019s trying to do the DoorDash, he lifts his shirt and shows her his dash,\u201d Judd said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Morning Briefing: July 6, 2026 - David Thorsen\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v1hnL14Szlg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She reported the incident to law enforcement when the sheriff\u2019s office received another call about Thorsen walking around North Combee Road and Canal Drive naked, according to Judd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputies arrived at Thorsen\u2019s residence on June 29 and asked him why he had exposed himself. According to Judd, Thorsen told deputies that his kitten scratched him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIs that the best excuse you\u2019ve got?\u201d Judd said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to take you to jail. There are no cats, and we\u2019re going to give you some britches to wear. And we expect you to keep them on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thorsen was charged with public nudity and violation of probation, and was charged with an unlawfully concealed weapon, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That sounds like a classic Grady Judd-ism fresh off the press. The Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office just dropped that story in its Monday morning briefing today (July 6, 2026). 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