@nbcsouthflorida: 'We have a diver down there, you a**hole!' A man accused of cutting off a diver's air supply after a dispute over a lobster fishing spot in Miami was arrested on Tuesday, authorities said. Michael Joseph Simpson, 51, was originally charged with attempted felony murder, but during his court appearance on Wednesday, a judge agreed with his lawyers that the charge was not accurate. He is now charged with second-degree attempted murder. The judge gave Simpson a $10,000 bond. #diver #florida #lobster #miami #lawyer
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Thursday 06 August 2026 00:40:00 GMT
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gettingbusy69 :
lawyer looks sketchy af, lock him up too. I know he done something, I just cant prove it
2026-08-06 02:34:39
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scott toth :
By the looks of his defense attorney he’s in trouble
2026-08-06 01:28:45
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Mark Miles :
His lawyer absolutely makes me believe he’s guilty. 😂
2026-08-06 01:52:04
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Dana :
Imagine catching a second degree murder charge over a mini lobster if that’s not rock bottom I don’t know what is.
2026-08-06 01:52:57
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JamesEklund :
Based on the attorneys appearance the guy is 100% guilty
2026-08-06 04:42:35
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RugCleaningArchive :
They had it on camera there bud. His lawyer is cooked
2026-08-06 10:09:57
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yourdadalan :
As a certified diver , this is fucked up even at 40 feet if he couldn’t gain enough air in his lungs to preform CESA (basically take a last breathe let out small air bubbles till you reach the top to prevent the lungs from exploding) he could have died very easily because of this he deserves jail time and never allowed to be on the water again
2026-08-06 12:14:56
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Wild'n 😜 :
and the other guy on the boat just let him touch the air supply
2026-08-08 05:10:53
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Shyhand :
It shows him touching the valve. There’s no way he’s gonna try to say he did.Not
2026-08-08 04:47:00
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MrsE93 :
Valves don’t turn themselves off
2026-08-06 02:41:52
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chadchristensen96 :
The fact he’s a diver as well, yeah he’s fucked. He knew exactly what he was doing.
2026-08-06 02:48:54
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user7509429822568 :
Ummm it’s the ocean, there’s no “my spot” 🤔 This guys cray-cray 😳
2026-08-06 12:15:03
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Skylar :
It’s crazy a lawyer will look you dead in ur face and lie because you have no “evidence”
2026-08-06 07:19:21
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Chef_Cook :
Wild defense attorneys pick these cases up.
2026-08-06 13:10:57
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nick knack :
attorney said his client did not touch the tank, but didn't say he didn't touch the valve on the tank......sooooo...
2026-08-06 02:40:14
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01011r101 :
He shouldn't be allowed to teach safety courses anymore !!! 😳
2026-08-06 03:30:30
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Joe :
In colonial New
England, lobster was
overabundant and
considered bottom-
tier "trash food". Nicknamed the
"cockroach of the sea," it was fed cheaply to prisoners, indentured servants, and apprentices. Some historical accounts even suggest laws were passed to limit serving inmates lobster to prevent it from being "cruel and unusual" punishment.
2026-08-06 03:46:19
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BoogerRufus :
"he never touched the tank"
didn't say anything about the pump/compressor
we.see what you did there
2026-08-06 15:06:02
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bagontucks :
his defense is "he never touched the tank" 🤣 lmao yeah but he cut his fuckin air supply dawg like what?? 🤣
2026-08-06 03:06:50
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iamisit :
if someone turned off my kids air supply I would be the one on trial
2026-08-06 22:40:45
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Derek Halley :
the lawyer btw
2026-08-06 01:53:26
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karlie chirk :
Second degree??? He straight up tried to directly murder the guy…..
2026-08-06 05:21:21
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Gen_X_Airman :
No one owns a "spot"
2026-08-06 11:51:12
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markizz9 :
In there spot? Mind you it’s the OCEAN 😂
2026-08-06 14:39:28
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