SPRING HILL – A $2.00 drink of water and a dip in a stranger’s pool landed a Spring Hill man behind bars Saturday, and he now faces a felony burglary charge.
According to a Sheriff’s Office report, 31-year-old Paul Allen Guptail “Stealthily” approached the back yard of a residence on Eldridge Road, where he turned on a garden spigot attached to the residence. Without permission Guptail drank approximately $2.00 worth of water, according to the home owner.
No longer thirsty, Guptail entered a screened pool enclosure attached to the home and went for a quick swim.
After Guptail finished freshening up, he left the residence on foot but was apprehended by deputies a short distance away.
Guptail is charged with one count of Burglary and remains behind bars, held on a $5,000 bond.
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Burglary of $2.00 worth of water?
He must of drank a few gallons.
That’s what you get out of this story, not the burglary / trespassing / theft, your worried if the homeowner has his cost right?, your a frick’in maroon
What nerve
at the current rate for water charged by Hernando County Utilities I have to say that guy was really thirsty or that garden hose dispenses Aquafina. C’mon man. I’m not sticking up for the guy but the charge for the water is a little bit much.
AMEN!
Theft is theft, why are you hell bent on the cost?, maybe their is some law that a value has to be put on the amount of Theft, and the least they allow is 2$, Theft is a crime, be happy it wasn’t you
Are u f*****g kidding me? I hope the home owner falls on hard times and on a scortching hot day a person does the same to them this is Florida and if you can’t find it in your heart to allow someone to drink from your out door faucet your a freaking low life. Now he should of stopped at that the trespassing in the pool was crossed the line . its Hernando county there’s plenty of watering holes
Judging from the wording, it doesn’t appear that the residents even knew about it. He was apprehended by deputies, so unless they called the cops before they even confronted the guy, I’m not sure it’s safe to assume they reported him.
They would of had to contact owners to find out if he had permission in order to charge him.
Maybe next time, let him in your house for the A/C, (it’s Florida and hot out), it’s still a crime, trespassing and theft, leave your front door open, I’m sure some thirsty guy will come in your house, because it’s ok with you. just add your address here, and I’m sure the visitation will start.
lol!
$2? So this guy drank about 1,000 gallons of tap water?
Oh please, no way he could’ve drank $2.00 worth of water!
In my opinion, that is a huge exaggeration!!
My whole monthly water bill is only $25., at most, and that includes trash removal.
However, I do have septic, not sewage.
Now the burglary is a whole different matter. You can’t just take it upon
yourself to go swimming in someone’s pool without permission!!!!
Seriously Kkkk
What the hell 91 outside and making a big deal on drink of water. That nice that you can look at yourself in the mirror. As far as the swim he was wrong. But enjoy you liquid gold water.
I do not understand how they can arrest this guy. Just give him a warning to stay off the property, but when a creepy guy was looking in my window and the cops caught him, what do you think they did? Nothing..
Should have came to my house . I have a kiddie pool that my Doberman swims in daily . He would have been a tasty snack .
Wow, what a bad guy. Maybe they’ll lock him up for life and through we away the key. Seriously? Hoa about catching someone who’s stealing something of value and not just someone who was thirsty.
All the guptails are a real piece of work from drugs to stealing now to breaking into someones pool!! Shit rain or shine they wouldnt be welcomed at my house! must still be on that serious dope to dive into someones pool!
Should maybe get a trespassing charge, but burglary? A bit much.
All 3 of the brothers are whacked why dont you try taken care of your kids instead of breaking into someones pool!!! They all still run the roads and do drugs as if they was teenagers!! Sad just sad!
This guy was just arrested last week for trespassing. He walks into people’s open garages.
2.00 worth of water? Seriously, my grandson accidentally left my spigot on overnight and my bill only increased about 6.00…wondering how thirsty he was….lol
Jason - Here is quote from homeowner:
“$2.00 worth of water, according to the home owner.”
Well it dose say according to the home owner he drank $2.00 worth of water…. So it’s obvious the home owner saw him drinking out of the hose. But come on $2.00 worth?? So the home owner should of kicked his ass out of his yard. But the man never should of went in his pool. And to hold the guy on $5000 bond for that is rediculas. It should of been misdermener trespassing at most. Just sayin
Sometimes your pervious rap sheet my dictate the amount of bond, I’m sure his was lengthy, and they are misdemeanors
And he has a bail of 3500 dollars, are you kidding me , we have a junkie mother letting her kid wander the street in a crap fill diaper for a 2000 dollar bail and a father who lost his kid after drinking a 40 @ 7 am gets a 2000 g bail this guy takes a sip n dip and is still locked up on 3500 wtf people, outa control
Tom Lemon - jail records show $500 for trespassing
and $3,000 on the burglary.
Yes, you are correct, but we always use the amount listed on the arrest affidavit for accuracy purposes. The jail website is often wrong when it comes to bond amounts and other information. Thanks
the jail website often wrong? no way! lol
Tom Lemons - Did you ever get a response from HCSO
that I asked you about, MILLARD, DAVID ALAN EDWARD???
Arrested 9/8 with $150,000 bond ?:)
And thank you for the info above.
BTW, I have also noticed a LOT of mistakes on the jail booking pages,
time after time!
I’ve been working on it. There was some confusion, but it turned out to be a Pasco County Warrant. I’ll try to get to it tomorrow.
Thank you, Tom. 🙂
Tom, the bond information from the arrest affidavit is accurate for the first hours/day. However, if the accused does not bond out, he will be brought to first appearance, and the court will determine an appropriate bond. After first appearance, the bond amount that the officer wrote in the affidavit is meaningless. The jail website is 99.9% accurate on bond matters.
People, when someone enters your yard, uninvited , and treat themselves to water or whatever, it’s a crime. As far as the water: a dollar value has to be added to it for paperwork, and there is a minimal amount that has to be awarded to the theft, in this case it’s 2.00, because they can’t right .001, it’s just the way it is, Get over the amount, it doesn’t matter, it’s still THEFT and TRESSPASSING, be happy it was nothing more, and it wasn’t you at your house.
Be happy it wasn’t you - That would only be if he was charged with THEFT,
BUT HE WAS NOT CHARGED WITH THEFT!!!!
He was only charged with “trespassing” and “burglary”
for going into the screened pool cage and swimming!
He had NO right to even be on private property w/out permission,
that IS trespassing, even if he didn’t take a dip in the pool.
Theft aka burglary, sorry for not being PC enough for you, and trespassing , burglary for breaking into the screen around the pool and trespassing for being in the yard, in NO am I defending him!, I was merely trying to get people to get off of this sip of water crap, I don’t think his bail is high enough, but I’m sure he’s home right now because of the lovely revolving door in the Hernando Court system for criminals
FYI, there is difference between theft and burglary.
But either way, as I’ve said in other comments
on this page, he was still in the WRONG regardless.
He was on private property WITHOUT PERMISSION!!
I do NOT condone his actions!
I also know this is NOT his first arrest..
Just something for yall get your facts straight before posting comments about others i know of one of them boys that has done a 180 and holds down a job and takes very good care of his kids and would do anything to help someone out people do change yes is past does not look good on paper but his past does not reflect the man he has become
Where does this comment end…………..Thank you for letting us know about his family………….
GUPTAIL AN HIS TWIN BROTHER HAVE A RECORD HE NEEDS A PLACE TO STAY TO GET OUT OF THE HEAT
That home owner must be on crack to claim he drank $2.00
worth of water!!!
JUST FYI, he was charged with burglary(for breaking into the screened in pool), and Trespassing, not stealing water, so get over it.
FYI People - We already know THAT!!!
Tell us something we DON’T KNOW!! smh
what is he your family member? very defensive, guess you don’t want him charged
Agree Jim wtf? What he did was wrong but that amount of bond druggies and neglecting parents don’t even get that much bond.
Know this man personally. There’s more to it than they are saying.. regardless, the guy needs help. He’s actually a really good person when he’s been off drugs.
Smh damn i better stop drinking from peoples spigots lmfao paul my nigga dont worry they arrested me for armed burglary at kangaroo and guy didnt even look nothing like me i work in landscaping i do same thing if i needed a drink sorry f***hcso and yall crazy
Dont know dude & dont care to but $2 Of water?Realy…..Sounds to me the guy showered with the guys hose for few hours…Also If there was still decent people around here dude coulda came out and told him to leave or maybe offered the guy a glass of ice water…probably drowning in sweat anyways sh*ts brutal out there this is florida dude coulda felt like he was gunna heat stroke n needed water n to cool off or something…coulda always been another body in the street’s here in springhill.
Matt i do same sh*t n ive had customers get realy ass hurt over rinsing off with there hose before leaving in ur clean vehicles its all bout if the person ignorant or not dudes oviously a liar talkin bout $2 of water n wheres the proof he was in guys pool?if he was wet prob from hose idiots cops so f****d up around here n people messed up
I want ALL of these criminals LOCKED UP!!
The problem is the revolving doors in our LAWS
that gives the go ahead to commit MORE CRIMES
before they even go to court on their first crime!!!!
As I’ve said in other comments
on this page, he was still in the WRONG regardless.
He was on private property WITHOUT PERMISSION!!
I do NOT condone his actions!
I also know this is NOT his first arrest and it
WON’T be his last!!!
getting a drink of water is one thing going into a pool that a person has no right to is another and uncalled for and this town is full of scum that get away with alot more than what is going on here was he wrong yes like said above in other cases not a damn thing was done
FOOD FOR THOUGHT!!! HUM Wonder if he peed in the pool? Might add to the charge and up the Annie,,,,lol
I’m guilty of the water from a garden hose w/ children on hot walk! woops bad GIRL I AM!!!!!!!!
The vermin was wrong on both items, but the home owner was on the point of $2.00 worth of water as well. It may…if it goes that far, toss the thing out of court. Home owner must have watched the dude too? Might it possibly backfire and home owner get charged with filing a false report…$2.00? Maybe even changed with lying to a LEO?
My big question here…did the guy go skinny dipping? Take a dip in his tightie whities? Or jump in fully clothed?
the officer needed to include a value for the water in order to have PC for burglary; otherwise, it would have been trespassing. any prosecutor with half a brain will reduce the charge.
The homeowner was not home. an alert neighbor saw this guy wandering around the neighborhood looking around peoples houses. The neighbor called the cops. The neighbor watched him try the windows ripping the screen. The neighbor saw him drink from the hose then take off his shirt. The neighbor watched as he took his pants off and got in the pool. He got out of the pool and started looking in the house. He put his pants back on but not his shirt. He heard the cops and tried to run away. The cops stopped him in front of my house. They searched him and took a spoon out of one pocket and something glass out of his other pocket. The cops arrested him. The home owner did not get home until late that nite and got a call from the cops telling him what had happened. He did not say $2 worth of water, he did not say anything, He was not even there. And to those of you who were mad at the home owner, yuo see who this guy is feel free to invite him into your home as much as you like
I can’t imagine anyone seeing a 30 something guy wandering around your neighborhood looking in peoples houses and going into someones yard and looking in the windows, letting themselves into their lanai and you would be ok with that, no only ok with it but invite him into your air conditioning. The comments are crazy on here
Ohh shit i used a spigot at an cvs and a cracker barrel!!!!!
Ford dealer ship as well
It would have only been unlawful entry if he’d just peed in the pool.
after drinking that much water he probably pee’d in the pool while he was their
In that case he can show he didn’t steal the water. He only used it.
Looks Like all the NUT JOBS are here in Spring Hill.
This guy did less than the guy who came running in my house and refusing to leave but he got charged with a lot more. I’m not saying this guy shouldn’t be charged with anything. I’m just shocked how someone who drank water and when swimming is charged with more than a guy who came in my house, refused to leave and then hid in my neighbors shed
Btw , this piece of s**t was all pilled out at the time. Just another spring hill junkie taking what isn’t theirs. To bad the home owner didn’t find him entering into his pool area all jacked up and filled his a** with hollow points. Go ahead and cry for this s**t bag until someone violates your home and property.
Really????
Let me get this straight, how would YOU like it if YOU were enjoying the peace and quiet of YOUR own home and all of a sudden YOU hear a loud splash and YOU look out and see some random guy (looking like he is obviously on something) swimming in YOUR pool???? It absolutely does not matter how much of YOUR water he drank…… the point of the matter is he is trespassing on YOUR property. YOU do not know this guy or what he is capable of doing to You or Your family!
I am totally amazed that many are ragging on the homeowner and others are saying it is hot outside he should not be charged???????
WOW………….Amazing!!
So, everyone is upset because there no possible way he drank two dollars worth of water,,,, no problem,,, let him have the water. For those of you who were upset that the sheriff would charge him for the theft of that water,,and for the undocumented swimming ( kinda like looting is undocumented shopping) ,, I say, print your address here in the comment section, so all the crack heads know where to go to get free crap, including use of your pool. If you don’t mind, crack heads sometimes like to have clean clothes, please leave your laundry room open so that can get their clothes washed. While you are at it, leave them a sandwich, cause all that running around breaking into stuff is hard work, they get hungry too. Maybe this guy and our county commissioner can reform a prostitute together! Now,,, for all of you that are going to comment,,,” the article didn’t say anything about him being on drugs” ,,,,,, well then ,,you you need to wake up and realize he wasn’t there for the quality Florida swimming experience. Hopefully, next time it will be your house. I am glad the dufus was arrested!!
I don’t think anyone is crying for him. We just don’t feel like housing him any longer than necessary on our dime. They really need a fensed in community for outcasts from Spring Hill. Give them the stuff to make their meth and shovels to bury the overdoses.
No wonder HCSO and the courts have no money….a couple of thousand to prosecute a ten dollar case….FOOLS!!!!!!….LOL..
Our attorney’s and judges LOVE it here, stable income for life, all on the taxpayer.
You totally can tell this scum bag was on drugs! Had to have been to break into someones pool in the brawd daylight!! I have known all 3 for many of years they all claim their clean meanwhile they are not! everytime i see one of them their eyes eaither look like they are about to pop out their head or look like they are about to fall asleep! Get it togeather and stay out of other peoples things and off their property! Maby if you wasnt another springhill junkie you might could have your own property and pool!
Explains you being here Tony
I hope he peed in the pool!!!
If this guy was on my property and thirsty I would have allowed him to use as much water he wanted. How much water can one person drink? Better yet, I would have given him a nice cold bottle of water. How the hell does that homeowner know how much water this guy used? Did the owner read the Meter before the guy started drinking. That is a bit excessive. What is the minimum you can be arrested for? The home owner was most likely told the amount has to be $2.00 or more to be arrested. A smart Judge should seriously consider this. Trespassing yea, OK big deal. He didn’t harm anyone.
what would they have done if he didn’t try to run and told them that he was (unknowingly) standing in a fire ant hill and he panicked and jumped in the pool trying to rid himself of ants. and the looking in the house was just in hope to see someone that could possibly help him. guess not, he should of s**t in the pool while he was at it. unlawful bowel movement. OK lets go trash the next one.
Anybody who would stick up for or condone this junkies actions are sad. Go jump in a lake and take him with you
Peter B,,, please read my earlier reply,,,,, would you leave your address so the ‘ no harm’ whackos know where to go? They need some water, maybe some clothes….if you are willing to help, please do, so it will keep the cracks heads off our property… Thanks!
Lmao “$2.00” with of water from outside? Come on people. I get the whole feeling violated aspect but a whopping $2.00?
Ok I imagine that I would be pissed if someone did this to me. Not so much the hose but the dip in my pool thing.. i think he should be charged with tresspassing. that probably wouldve have been the charge had there not been a screen enclosure that he had to enter to get to the pool. If he had attempted to break in the home it more than likely would have said so. Also if he had been proven by the police to be intoxicated by anything at the time, the article wouldve mentioned that detail bc it wouldve been in The police report. they dont want to give information that is not FACT to the best of their knowledge. and all those sweeping generalizations about the guy being a “crackhead” etc. Youre entitles by all means to your opinion however i know plenty of ADDICTS who wouldnt have done this on their worst day. No need for the sweeping generalizations. There are people who have mental illness. Like someone said, spring hill is full of “junkies” but how many do you hear about drinking from your hose and swimming in your pool? You hear about them robbing people, breaking in houses. maybe the guy aint right in the head possibly bc of drugs or mental trauma. i.e. not all addicts have done these things. People need to get off their fg pedastals and realize addicts come from all walks of life. Rich and poor. I know addicts that can buy all of your properties and pools. the homeowner made it a point to bring up the two bucks in water so clearly that and the dip were the worst things the guy did otherwise he wouldve said so if hes that specific about the two dollars.Trespass the guy but and shut the f*** up about it.