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A homeless Florida man wanted to get to jail his own way.
Joseph Leedy, 40, intentionally crashed into a Florida jail's lobby doors Monday night and then proceeded to make "homicidal statements" while throwing rubber snakes on the floor, video from the Martin County Sheriff's Office obtained by Newsweek shows.
He was charged with four counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and criminal mischief of over $1,000, which is a felony after driving a car into the Martin County Jail.
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Leedy crashed into the front entrance of the jail at almost 10 p.m. Monday because the "devil made (him) do it."
Officers, including Brycen Vanatwerp who wrote the police report obtained by Newsweek, told Leedy to step away from the vehicle, but he "looked at us with a blank stare and then grabbed a black container that appeared to be oil from the trunk of his vehicle."
After crashing through the doors, Leedy got out of his vehicle wearing a lady's blouse and no pants. He poured motor oil on the jail's lobby floor saying he wanted to set it on fire because he "came here to kill police."
Smoke was emitting from the front of the car, according to the police affidavit obtained by Newsweek.
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"He continued making homicidal statements about police officers and expressed his desire to 'kill everyone' while he threw rubber snakes on the floor and fought with deputies and fire rescue personnel," the sheriff's office's Facebook post.
Leedy was tased and fell away from the vehicle into the bushes outside of the jail, according to Vanatwerp's write up.
"Mr. Leedy uttered the 'devil made me do it, why didn't you shoot me, and f--- me in the ass, I came here to kill the police," Vanatwerp wrote.
Chief Deputy John Budensiek told WPBF that Leedy also talked about his hatred for the former President Donald Trump.
The Martin County Sheriff's Office said there is no video footage of the incident available at this time.
Leedy's surprise entrance into the lobby area caused thousands of dollars in damage, according to the sheriff's office.
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He was not able to breech the steel security doors, and no one was standing in the lobby at the time of the crash.
Leedy was restrained and taken to the hospital, where he continued to be uncooperative with personnel until he was back in jail.
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