Florida Man Allegedly Threw Alligator Around by Tail to 'Teach It a Lesson' On 7/15/21 at 9:07 PM EDT A 32-year-old man in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida has been charged with multiple crimes after police say he was caught swinging a stolen alligator around by its tail in order to "teach it a lesson." William Hodge, a fisherman, was seen at roughly 3:21 a.m. Thursday attempting "to throw a live gator onto a building roof," on South Atlantic Avenue, according to a police affidavit. Police also say they "observed William Hodge take the alligator by its tail and hit it against a building awning... slam the alligator onto the ground and stomp on it twice... throw the alligator over his shoulder and then throw it down to the ground as if he were trying to injure the alligator."