The viral sailor who braved Hurricane Milton on his tiny boat in Tampa, Florida reportedly has a checkered earlier … with police alleging he as quickly as tried to delicate a woman on hearth.

The alleged incident involving Joseph Malinowski — larger referred to as “Lieutenant Dan” on TikTok — took place in February 2023, in line with the New York Submit, which cites Palm Seaside County Sheriff’s data.

The Submit says cops declare Malinowski was arguing with a woman named Sarah Perry whereas she was smoking a cigarette about 20 ft away from him shut to West Palm Seaside. She was alongside along with her brother and a very good buddy.

Throughout the argument, cops say, Malinowski began to pour gasoline on the bench between himself and this woman who was approaching him holding a cigarette.

Malinowski “walks with the crutches, picked up the pink gasoline container and splashed Perry with Gasoline,” cops declare throughout the report.

Deputy Sheriff Ryan Herzog offers Perry feared for her life because of the alleged gasoline could ignite due to her lit cigarette.

The New York Submit consists of pictures from the alleged incident … that features the pink gasoline can cops say Malinowski was using and the darkish burn mark on the concrete bench.

Deputy Sheriff Herzog says he arrived to hunt down Lt. Dan moist and smelling of gasoline … claiming he lastly determined he “did deliberately throw gasoline” on Perry.

Cops arrested Malinowski and reportedly charged him with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.