Donald Gartner Arrested In Jail Parking Lot Hours After Being Released

Donald Gartner has become a familiar face at the Pasco County Jail.

The St. Petersburg Times reports that Gartner was arrested Oct. 2 for criminal mischief, released and then re-arrested for allegedly trying to break into cars in the jail parking lot less than two hours after he was freed.

Sheriff's deputies say they discovered Gartner crawling out from under the bushes at his neighbor's house. A witness complained he was urinating on the bushes, the Times reports.

A witness told authorities they saw him shake a neighbor's porch light until the glass panels fell out, according to the arrest report obtained by the Times.

Land O'Lakes Patch reports that Gartner was then released later that night. At around 10 p.m., Gartner allegedly tried to open the doors of a parked Acura in the jail's lot, according to a separate arrest report.

When the owner started screaming, Gartner said he thought the car was his, the report said.

He allegedly tried the same stunt with a different car. A police officer said he witnessed the incident and notified jail deputies. Gartner was rearrested on two counts of attempted auto burglary, Patch reports.

Gartner remained in the Pasco County Jail Tuesday morning, according to the AP.

These two October arrests are not the only times Gartner has found himself behind Pasco County jail bars, The Huffington Post has learned.

Jail arrest records show that Gartner has been booked into the Pasco County pokey seven times since 2008.

In August, Gartner was arrested for assault on an emergency personnel and resisting an officer with violence.

Check out Gartner's two most recent mugshots bellow: