Florida resident Jessie Kingsinger, 21, recently lost 75 percent of his forearm and his hand to an alligator after swimming through an infested lake in order to run from police; he is expected to survive with no pending criminal charges, though he is being held for mental health reasons.

A Florida man has paid the price for trying to hide from police--he lost part of his arm to an alligator. 

The Herald-Tribune is reporting that Rena Kingsinger called the local authorities to report that her 21-year-old son Jessie was having a psychological “episode.” 

According to Fox 13, the mother attributed the behavior to PTSD. 

Police began searching the nearby wooded area, and a helicopter located him around 10pm.

When responders reached him, they saw that he was missing about 75 percent of his forearm plus his hand. 

One police sergeant has