The man who gained social media fame with TikTok posts as he was riding out two hurricanes in his boat has been arrested in Tampa, Florida.
Hillsborough County Sheriff鈥檚 Office arrest records show Joseph Malinowsky, 54, known as 鈥淟t. Dan鈥� after his TikTok posts, was arrested Friday for trespassing and failure to appear in court on previous charges of operating an unregistered vehicle and having no valid drivers license.
Malinowsky rejected pleas from officials to seek shelter and instead remained in his boat during Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.
Malinowsky, whose nickname comes from a character in the movie 鈥淔orrest Gump鈥� who rides out a hurricane in a boat, remained jailed Saturday, according to online jail records.
Court records do not list an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
