Had he removed the tag, it would have been a felony; as it was, he got off lightly

Drugs are suspected of being involved

Florida Man assaults mattress, claiming his girlfriend is hiding a lover inside

Oquendo locked [his girlfriend] into the bedroom with him and reportedly stabbed the mattress with a bed post and ripped it apart with his bare hands in an effort to find the man, according to a Facebook post by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

She was able to escape and call police. Oquendo was charged with domestic violence related false imprisonment and possession of drug paraphernalia. 

Oquendo told deputies that he was fighting the man inside the mattress and holding him until police arrived at the Fort Walton Beach home. He claimed the man had gotten away.

The police reported no injuries.