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Polk County Jail Scanner Detects Thermos Inside Arrestee as Man Faces Trespass, Meth Charges

Sheriff says routine jail screening likely saved his life.

Overview

  • Deputies answered a report of a naked person at a Winter Haven park and arrested 51-year-old Walter Frymire after he trespassed on nearby train tracks.
  • During booking, a standard body scan revealed a thermos inside his body, which Sheriff Grady Judd said likely prevented a medical emergency.
  • Frymire was transported to a hospital where a specialist removed the object, and he was then returned to county custody.
  • He was charged with trespassing and possession of meth, following an initial encounter in which deputies had escorted him out of the park.
  • Judd said Frymire has 25 prior arrests and five state-prison stints, threatened to kill the arresting deputy, and told deputies the thermos had been inside him for about 24 hours.