Man Jumped into the Ocean in an Attempt to Avoid Giving Phone Password to His Girlfriend

If your partner would rather dive into the ocean than share their password, it could be a sign of something suspicious. While everyone has a right to privacy, jumping into the ocean to avoid giving out a password is a pretty clear red flag.

This is exactly what one man did during a boat trip with his girlfriend in Florida. When two officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) approached their boat, he felt trapped and made the bizarre choice to leap into the water.

When AJ claimed he didn’t have an ID, the situation escalated. As the officers tried to access his phone, AJ made a clumsy escape attempt by jumping into the ocean.

The clip, which was shared on YouTube, quickly amassed over a million views. It starts with two female FWC officers approaching AJ and his girlfriend on their boat, explaining they were looking for a vessel that had been reported.

The exact events leading to the incident are unclear, but WTXL reported that the FWC dealt with a water accident that day in which one person died following a collision between two boats.

Once it became clear that AJ’s boat was not the vessel they were searching for, the two officers noticed several code violations on board. He also explained that the boat belonged to a friend and he was just borrowing it. He gave his name and mentioned that he “works on the Gulf Stream.”

man, named AJ, grew increasingly nervous and agitated as the officers continued questioning him, protesting his innocence even before any specific crime was mentioned.

He asked the officers if they were “just out here trying to catch people breaking laws on the water.” The officers responded that they were “addressing violations because [they’re] cops.”

“That’s what we do,” they told him.

AJ’s girlfriend kept urging him to “calm down,” but his behavior led the officers to check if he had any outstanding warrants.

“Usually, when people start acting like that, it is because they’ve got a warrant,” said one officer.

As the officers checked his name for any outstanding warrants, AJ tried to find a way out by asking if he could leave before being formally arrested. When he was told that leaving would result in an additional charge of resisting arrest, he continued to insist on his innocence, asking, “Do you really think I need to go to jail today?”

He kept protesting, saying, “It’s not fair, this is not fair,” while the officers and his girlfriend urged him to relax.

His girlfriend took out his phone and repeatedly asked him to unlock it, saying she needed the password to help him. AJ, moving to the edge of the boat, told the officers they could give him any ticket but said, “You’re not taking me to jail today.”

He then jumped into the water, even though it’s unclear how he thought he’d get away with the FWC boat right beside him.

“You’re telling me I’m resisting and I’m not,” AJ shouted from the water.

As the officers told him to get back on the boat, his girlfriend again asked him to give her the code to his phone and said, “We are done after this, I’m telling you. I’m leaving.”

Once in the water, he splashed around for several minutes, ignoring the officers who told him to return to the boat. The situation ended when the officers got out of their boat, handcuffed him, and walked him to the shore, where another officer was waiting.

Source: RelRules