Louisiana man arrested after allegedly jumping into Florida alligator pit and uploading vid to TikTok, police said

A 20-year-old Louisiana man is facing burglary, trespassing, and theft of services charges after entering an alligator pit in Florida, local police said in a news release. One person filmed Jacob Pursifull allegedly trespassing and uploaded a video to social media, leading to some online speculation the misguided stunt was performed in pursuit of social media fame.

Pursifull allegedly jumped the fence of a theme park Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida and made his way to an alligator enclosure, police said. Two others were present, but are not facing charges, according to police.