Crime & Safety
Woman Says She Ran Naked Through Park To Escape Giant Spider
A woman being pursued by a meth-induced giant spider was arrested after running naked through a St. Petersburg public park.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A woman being pursued by a meth-induced giant spider was arrested after running naked through a St. Petersburg public park to escape the phantom arachnid.
Danielle Teeples, 40, was taken into custody after taking off her clothes at Bartlett Park, 2000 7th St. S, on Sunday afternoon and frantically running through the trees nude, screaming and rubbing her hair to escape a giant spider that was on her.
When police arrived, she admitted to taking meth, spice and crack cocaine. Police found no evidence of a giant spider on or around her.
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Teeples is no strange to St. Petersburg Police. This was her 20th arrest.
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