Police reported Mr. Brooks arrived at the hospital’s emergency room on the evening of March 15. On March 16 around 6:30 a.m., Mr. Brooks began urinating on the floor and walls of the hospital, and some of his urine hit a small refrigerator containing thousands of dollars worth of medications.
Officials from Florida Hospital Waterman said they had to throw out the refrigerator and medicine due to potential contamination.
According to police, Mr. Brooks was charged with criminal mischief. He was taken to Lake County Jail but released after posting his $2,000 bail.
This isn’t the first time Mr. Brooks has been in trouble with the law. Records from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office show over the past 10 years, he’s been arrested 19 other times on charges of indecent exposure, disorderly conduct and trespassing, according to the Miami Herald.
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