Ex-Con Cuts Plea Deal After He Was Busted With an Insulated Beverage Container Crammed in His Rectum

A Florida man who was arrested in a drug case after police found him in possession of a meth pipe was released from prison on March 11 after reaching a plea deal. Authorities later discovered he had a thermos filled with meth hidden inside his body.

The 52-year-old man, identified as Walter Frymire, pleaded no contest on March 6 after negotiating a deal with prosecutors and was released on March 11. Frymire had been in prison since October and was released after the deal was finalized, according to court documents. Prosecutors also dropped a felony drug charge as part of the agreement, court records show.

Frymire initially faced charges for possessing a meth pipe and threatening a sheriff’s deputy. He pleaded no contest to both charges on March 6, according to court records. Frymire was initially held in a Florida jail since October before his release on March 11.

Authorities arrested Frymire after deputies responded to a report of a naked man inside a Winter Haven park bathroom. When a deputy approached Frymire, he was fully clothed and carrying a grey lunch box while holding a meth pipe. Deputies later learned that Frymire had another container hidden inside his body.

While Frymire was being booked into the Polk County Jail, he was scanned with a full-body scanner designed to detect contraband, such as hidden drugs or weapons. During the scan, the correctional officers spotted a full-sized thermos inside Frymine’s body. The local sheriff later explained that the thermos had entered Frymire’s body a day earlier through what he described as “the exit ramp.”

During Frymire’s treatment at a local hospital, the thermos was extracted. The discovery of the item did not result in additional charges, since it is not illegal to have a thermos stashed inside a body cavity.

Frymire was initially charged with drug possession related to the meth pipe and with threatening a sheriff’s deputy. He was held in custody since October and was sentenced to 180 days in jail. After serving about five months, he was released on March 11 following the plea agreement. As part of the deal, prosecutors dropped the felony charge against him.

Frymire has an extensive criminal record that includes numerous stays in county and state correctional facilities. Records show he has previously been accused of spitting on correctional officers and breaking sprinkler systems.