Alleged kidnapper caught hiding in laundry room under pile of clothes, garbage — and sheriff says bite from K-9 'Gator' had suspect 'cryin' like a little baby'

An alleged kidnapper was caught hiding in a Florida laundry room under a pile of clothes and garbage recently, and Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said a bite from a K-9 named "Gator" left the suspect "cryin' like a little baby."

What are the details?

Ivey let his wit fly freely in a video posted on his office's Facebook page describing the arrest of 31-year-old David Hallaman, who was wanted out of Massachusetts on charges of false imprisonment, kidnapping, criminal mischief, battery, and felony battery by strangulation.

Image source: Brevard County (Florida) Sheriff's Office

"This is Brevard County, and we don’t play," Ivey said on the clip. "We will send a dog in to take a bite out of crime."

Ivey said K-9 Gator sniffed out Hallaman — who stands 6 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds, according to jail records — and showed him "what happens when you play hide and seek" with the law.

"Gator don’t play that and decided that one of Hallaman’s triceps would probably taste a little bit like chicken," Ivey said as an image of the suspect's arm — badly wounded with bloody teeth marks — appeared on the screen.

Image source: Brevard County (Florida) Sheriff's Office

With that, Ivey said Hallaman — "Mr. Tough Guy" — began "cryin' like a little baby," gave himself up, and was soon taken to an emergency room for a spell.

Hallaman was booked Oct. 4 into Brevard County Jail. Ivey said he's stuck behind bars without bond as he awaits extradition to Massachusetts — and Hallaman was still there Thursday afternoon, jail records showed.

The capture took place in the laundry room of a residence in Mims during a domestic violence call, a sheriff's office media relations official told TheBlaze Thursday. Mims is about 45 minutes east of Orlando.

How did folks react?

As you might imagine, folks reacting to the takedown on Facebook were happy with the way things turned out. Here are just a few of them:

• "Way to go, Gator!" one commenter exclaimed.
• "I hope that bite didn’t turn officer puppy against chicken," another commenter crowed.
• "Love it!" another commenter wrote. "Give the dog a treat!"