"It is believed the suspect was under the influence of marijuana and hallucinogenic drugs."
Over the course of any surfing contest, when any Brazilian is in the water, announcers will use the word “passion” 150% more and if that announcer is Joe Turpel that number skyrockets to an almost unbelievable 2500%.
Well, a non-Brazlian surfer from La Jolla competing in a surf contest in Morro Bay, California allegedly left the water during his heat, made his way to the parking lot and attacked an elderly woman, knocking her to the ground and getting in some good cracks before bystanders intervened.
In a press release, officials said Brian Robert Sprinkle, 39, of La Jolla, “was participating in a surf competition when he exited the water and assaulted the woman without provocation.”
Sprinkle was booked in the San Luis Obispo County Jail on felony charges of elder abuse and battery, according to Morro Bay police.
It is believed the suspect was under the influence of marijuana and hallucinogenic drugs, police said in a statement.
Extremely odd, no? Extreme passion and I do feel very bad for the woman but also feel bad that Joe Turpel, currently on vacation, was not in the booth calling the action.
And Pottz, it looks like the surfer in blue is leaving the water and headed to the parking lot and…..
Should we make this a Mad Lib?
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I think this was more then weed to make this ahole beat up an old women.. Try again!
What if she deserved It? Perhaps she was the crack dealer destroying his family? We are too quick to jump to conclusions!
I find amusing the comparison made by this “journalist” of Brazilian passion with a sick man who assaults an elderly lady.
I see you are far away from understanding where our passion comes from.
Must have been the #3 Combo Cocktail at Lorenzo’s down by the pier (on the good side).
Was mostly joking but I’m glad someone is taking me seriously. I’m 87
She was probably some leash-wearing shoulder-hopper. Sheeiiit.
Well he dropped a gallon of acid, smoked a bit of meth and did a few lines if coke… But we think it’s from that half a joint he smoked.
About time someone made fun of joe TURPEL. He sucks. His voice sucks. Anyone who thinks a So. Cal surfer accent for TV is just fine sucks. His vocabulary sucks. And his inability to learn from his own embarrassing recordings of surf yammer analysis sucks. Youd think one would say to oneself, “you know… I’m going to learn more about baobab trees or Pearl harbor or elephant seals or Abel Tasmim or the differences between alpacas and llamas so I have things to talk about. So I don’t spend 4 straight hours saying the word barrel.” But noooooooooo! Because that is the kind of thing people who don’t suck would do. And p.s. they all pretty much suck. Dave Kalama is good and the da Hui guy is good. Because he interviews ethnomusicologists at pipe to add intervals to the compulsory barrel-speak.
yeah totally a heavy mary jane user. The elderly attacks have really gone up in Cali ever since the devil’s lettuce became legal. Dude obviously was on meth or just has frontal lobe issues.
Always blaming the good herb
REEFER MADNESS? I love stereotypes especially when elder abuse is made int a joke. Chas should be a Mad Lib.
Very funny Chas
These fucking Windansea assholes will never grow up will they
Close – La Jolla
Dude it’s like 15 minutes at least from the lineup to the parking lot in Morro Bay. Dedication!
” Mucho’s passion ” , hunnert feeefteee percento.
I’m really disappointed that this didn’t happen in Florida.
Brian Sprinkle looks like the love child of Todd Richards and Taylor Knox.
Chas Smith admits to being malignantly wrong – about everything.
Is that the pro from SURFER, John Wayne Freeman?
Obviously said elderly women had missing teeth and could not quite get the whistle going from the shore!