Deputy Jeff Crandall captures 10-foot gator in Florida PALM HABOR, Fla., April 30 (UPI) -- A Florida sheriff's deputy used a rope to capture a 10-foot alligator found wandering in a business area. Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Deputy Jeff Crandall said the alligator was spotted wandering onto a road outside an Achieva Bank in Palm Harbor, WTSP-TV, St. Petersburg, reported Monday. Crandall said he was the first to arrive on the scene and captured the gator with a rope. Crandall said he last wrangled a gator when he was a rookie deputy about 15 years ago. Officials said the gator would be euthanized.