Jon Deacon says he found an alligator Tuesday morning outside his home in Cross Creek Ranch.
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"I was slowly backing the car out to head to work, and started checking parking brake to see why it felt like I needed to give it more gas," Deacon wrote on the Fulshear Police Department's Facebook page. "Then I was thinking maybe the kids left a toy out! He must have moved after pulling forward. So, I got out was walking around the car looking under for whatever it could have been! Rounded around the passenger side, and got a wonderful surprise hidden behind that column of the house."
Fulshear police came out to the home and posted lighthearted updates about the ordeal on the department's Facebook page: "It's a 'grabbing a cup of coffee, on the way out the door, running late to work and being greeted by a gator next to your car' type of morning in Cross Creek Ranch. Officer Ramirez is currently negotiating with him to move along."
About an hour later, this comment followed: "Negotiations failed after unrealistic demands were denied. The gator initially resisted arrest and eventually complied without incident. Officers have one in custody and are now clearing the scene."
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