Wanted Florida man reeked of ‘guilt, embarrassment, warm hosiery’ after clothes dryer capture: ECSO

PENSACOLA, Fla. - It may not be polite to air out your dirty laundry in public, but a Florida fugitive learned the hard way that sooner or later everything comes out in the wash.

Deputies in Escambia County had been searching for 31-year-old David Jerome Jackson for two months when they got a tip that he was inside a home in Pensacola.

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Armed with a warrant, deputies began searching the home and eventually found Jackson folded, not so neatly, inside a tiny dryer drum.

<div>Deputies found Jackson hiding inside a dryer. Image is courtesy of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.</div>
Deputies found Jackson hiding inside a dryer. Image is courtesy of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies say the look on his face was "a combination of guilt, embarrassment, and warm hosiery."

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According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson was ‘pulled from the dryer one limb at a time, as he clung to his tumble-ready hideout.’

Once outside the dryer, deputies say they removed three dryer sheets, two mismatched socks, and a crumpled-up tissue from his surprisingly wrinkled Star Wars shirt.

<div>Pictured: David Jerome Jackson. Courtesy of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.</div>
Pictured: David Jerome Jackson. Courtesy of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.

Jackson was arrested on charges of shooting into a dwelling, assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

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