Sarasota News Leader
October 18, 2013
Page 105
Siesta Seen
that show up out of nowhere," as Sheriff Tom
Knight put it on the office's Facebook page
last week. "Any guesses?" Knight added.
It turns out that Sgt. Scott Osborne, leader of
the office's Community Policing Station on
Siesta Key, spilled the beans a few months
ago. Strom is the person who handled the case
of the 8-foot-tall "Legoman" that appeared on
the beach early on the morning of Oct. 25,
2011.
As it turned out, the 100-pound fiberglass
creation was a publicity stunt related to
the Sarasota Chalk Festival. It was linked
to Dutch artist Leon Keer, whose team created an image in Burns Court depicting the
Dutch artist Leon Keer's 'Legomen' army
appeared during the 2011 Chalk Festival in
downtown Sarasota. Photo by Norman Schimmel
Deputy Jason Strom is the center of attention for a Travel Channel film crew on Siesta Public Beach
on Oct. 10. Photo courtesy of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
