DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. - Deputies in the Florida Panhandle say a man's bizarre journey through a stranger's home, then to her car, ended with him catching a ride to jail.

The backstory:

According to the Walton County Sheriff's Office, a woman called 911 from her home near DeFuniak Springs around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday and told dispatchers she woke up to a man standing next to her bed, mumbling and appearing disoriented.

The woman told deputies she yelled at the man, later identified as 40-year-old Elijah Spencer, at which point he walked out the back door.

Deputies say the homeowner later found that Spencer had left articles of his clothing in her home and some prepackaged snacks had been eaten.

She then went outside to check her vehicle and found him asleep in the backseat, accordin

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