TAMPA -- The man who is believed to have jumped into the Busch Gardens alligator enclosure last week and made a viral video has been arrested.
Tampa police say 20-year-old Jacob Pursifull broke into the park with two others and did a Steve Irwin impression inside the enclosure as legitimate visitors looked on.
Detectives say the video made it easy to make an arrest. They followed social media links and took Pursifull to the Orient Road Jail last night. He faces charges of Burglary, Theft of Services, and Trespass. The video seems to show Pursifull and the others getting on rides, and grabbing ice and drinks.
See a link to the video below (language NSFW).
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