Wanted Florida Man Found Hiding In Laundry Dryer

Credit: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Florida - A wanted Florida man was found hiding in a laundry dryer by Escambia County Sheriff's deputies on Friday.

31-year-old David Jerome Jackson was wanted for allegedly shooting into a dwelling, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, damage to property, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon that occurred on March 15, 2024.

On May 17, 2024, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies received a tip that Jackson was inside a home off Edgewater Drive. So, deputies entered the home and began to search for Jackson. 

"After an extensive search, deputies proceeded to the laundry room, where they finally discovered Jackson, folded, not so neatly inside a remarkably small dryer drum. The look on his face, a combination of guilt, embarrassment, and warm hosiery," the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook.

David Jerome Jackson. Credit: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office

"He was pulled from the dryer one limb at a time, as he clung to his tumble-ready hideout. Outside the dryer, deputies removed three dryer sheets, two mismatched socks, and a crumpled-up tissue from his surprisingly wrinkled Star Wars shirt."

The Florida man was then taken into custody.

"As always the case, all suspects are presumed innocent and free of static cling," ECSO added.