Florida prosecutor arrested after running naked into wrong car

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MIAMI, United States (AFP) - A state prosecutor in Florida's island city of Key West is under arrest after he allegedly ran naked and drunk across a parking lot and hopped into the wrong car.

Albert Tasker of the local state prosecutor's office told police he had been drinking with friends and thought it would be funny to take off his clothes and run to a friend's car in the parking lot, according to the Florida Keys Citizen.

But Tasker, 28, apparently got into the back seat of the wrong car, much to the distress of the woman in the vehicle. The legitimate occupant screamed and called her boyfriend who telephoned police.

The prosecutor faces charges of disorderly intoxication and indecent exposure, and has been placed on administrative leave without pay, the daily said.

"It's terribly embarrassing for both him and for us," his boss, Jefferson Overby said.

Key West, the southernmost point in the continental United States, is famed for the often eccentric behavior of its residents, who once included US author Ernest Hemingway whose barroom brawls are legendary on the island.