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Authorities say they've charged a Florida man recorded on video sitting in the street eating pancakes.

A Lakeland police news release says Kiaron Thomas was charged Thursday with placing an obstruction in the roadway and disrupting the free flow of traffic. He was not arrested but issued an April 25 court date.

Police first received a call Tuesday morning about a man sitting in the crosswalk of a busy intersection. The caller said the man had a small TV tray in front of him and was eating what appeared to be pancakes. Officers responded, but the man had already left.

A video of the incident was later posted on Facebook and shared in a message to police. Several people tagged the video to Thomas, who police say admitted pulling the prank.

a man sitting in the crosswalk of a busy intersection.

The Penalties

Infringement by a pedestrian of rules of safety of movement or operation of vehicles if this act has entailed on imprudence:
- causing serious harm to human health, is punishable by restriction of freedom for up to 3 years, or by forced labor for up to 2 years, or by arrest for up to 4 months, or by imprisonment for up to 2 years ( CC, Article 268, part 1);
- death of a person, is punishable by restraint of liberty for up to four years, or by forced labor for up to four years, or by imprisonment for the same period (Criminal Code, Article 268, part 2);
- death of two or more persons, is punishable by forced labor for a period of up to 5 years, or by imprisonment for up to 7 years (Criminal Code, Article 268, part 3).

Infringement by the pedestrian of Rules of Road Movement entails the prevention or imposing of the administrative penalty at a rate of 200 rubles (KoAP, item 12.29, Part 1).

Violation of traffic rules by a pedestrian, which entailed:
- the creation of interference in the movement of vehicles, entails the imposition of an administrative fine of 300 rubles (Code of Administrative Offenses, Article 12.30, Part 1);
- causing by negligence of minor or moderate severity harm to the health of the victim, entails the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of from 1000 to 1500 rubles (Code of Administrative Offenses, Article 12.30, part 2).