Local Man Arrested After Hopping in Bed of Stranger’s Pickup Truck in Boca, Refusing to Leave

Robert John Gormley (Photo: Palm Beach County Jail)

A Boynton Beach man, allegedly carrying a meat cleaver, hitched an unsolicited ride in a stranger’s pickup truck and refused to get out despite having traveled into the next town, police charged.

Boca Raton police made the arrest in Deerfield Beach after the pickup truck was stopped by Broward County sheriff’s deputies following a call from the driver. The incident occurred Feb. 22, 2025, however the suspect, identified as Robert John Gormley, 30, was arrested Dec. 19, 2025 and released on bond the following day…

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