Joseph Malinowski received the nickname Lieutenant Dan after the character played by Gary Sinise in the 1994 movie “Forrest Gump.” He gained viral fame on TikTok for staying on his boat during the storm instead of evacuating, putting his life at risk.

The one-legged mariner nicknamed “Lieutenant Dan,” who became a viral sensation for refusing to leave his boat in Tampa ahead of Hurricane Milton has a rap sheet a mile long — including arrests for slugging a cop and allegedly trying to set a woman on fire by dousing her with gasoline last year.