Iowa Man With Fake ID Claiming He's In The Running For 'World's Tallest Man' Got Arrested For OWI & Meth

An Iowa man went out for a joyride last Sunday with some booze, some meth, and an ID that said he was 8-feet tall.  His good time came to an end after reports of erratic driving in Rock Rapids.

According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy spotted a 2016 Ford Fusion being driven erratically and attempted to pull the vehicle over.  The one-man party behind the wheel slowed down, but didn't stop initially.

Iowa man claiming to be 8-feet tall arrested for OWI and meth possession. (Image Credit: Getty)

After continuing for a short distance, the vehicle being driven by Joel DeJesus Solorzano Villeda eventually came to a stop.  Despite it being cloudy and rainy at the time of the stop, the 33-year-old driver was wearing sunglasses.

When he removed his sunglasses, the deputy noticed that he had bloodshot/watery eyes.  There was also an odor of intoxicants present.  Police say that in addition to all of that, Solorzano Villeda had a six-pack of Corona behind the passenger’s seat with an open container on the center console.

There was more fun to be had during the officer's interactions with Solorzano Villeda before he was taken to the sheriff’s office in Rock Rapids.  The Minnesota driver’s license he provided said that he was 8-feet tall.

He was nowhere close to being in the running for the title of the "World's Tallest Man."  Solorzano Villeda, from Little Rock, Iowa, is only 5'8".

Don't Tempt This Guy With A Good Time

He eventually gave officers his real name and date of birth and, low and behold, this wasn't his first run in with the law for operating a vehicle while under the influence.  He's a wanted man, less than 6-feet tall, in another county for failing to appear in court for a 2017 OWI charge.

That sounds like enough fun for one man to have, but we haven’t even gotten to the meth yet.  After the erratic driving, the open container, the entertainment surrounding his ID, Solorzano Villeda left a folded bill in the patrol vehicle where he was sitting.

It contained a white powder that he said was methamphetamine.  A possession of a controlled substance charge was then added to a list that included operating while under the influence, possession of an open container of alcohol, providing false identification information, unlawful use of a license or non-operator’s ID card, and no valid driver’s license.

I don't know how you spend your Sunday evenings, but something tells me they're far less eventful than this Iowa man's.