“So, it’s been a very trying day.” In a news briefing Monday morning, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies shot and killed Timothy Schultz, 42, after a gator attacked him.

Timothy Schultz, 42, was apparently high on meth, according to Polk County sheriff Grady Judd, when the deputies were forced to open fire on the man.

The man, later identified as Timothy Schultz, had just emerged from a lake after apparently being bitten by an alligator, Judd said in a news conference.

The man was later identified as Timothy Schultz. The sheriff said Schultz had a long criminal history involving meth. He had recently been released from Polk County Jail before this happened. “His ...

The man was later identified as Timothy Schultz. The sheriff said Schultz had a long criminal history involving meth. He had recently been released from Polk County Jail before this happened.