A Florida sheriff is dealing with people who are looting in the wake of Hurricane Ian by telling residents to shoot them until they look like "grated cheese."
During an interview on Fox & Friends, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd discussed looting that's been going on in Florida in the aftermath of Ian -- and he offered some questionable advice to residents.
"I would highly suggest that if a looter breaks into your home, comes into your home while you're there to steal stuff, that you take your gun and you shoot him," he said. "You shoot him so that he looks like grated cheese. Because you know what? That's one looter that won't break into anyone else's home and take advantage of them."
Judd went on to defend his statement.
"It's total devastation," he explained of the storm damage. "People have a right to be safe in their homes. They have a right for their property to be safe even when part of their home may be torn away. And these looters, that's unacceptable. Absolutely unacceptable."
Earlier this month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned against looting in areas hit hard by Ian, reminding crooks that Florida is a "law and order state."
"Don't even think about looting. Don't even think about taking advantage of people in this vulnerable situation," he said. "I can tell you, in the state of Florida, you never know what may be lurking behind somebody's home. And I would not want to chance that, if I were you, given that we're a Second Amendment state."
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