Daniel Lee Griffiths, 38, of Bradenton, was sentenced to nine months in Manatee County jail for theft and obstructing a police officer in a chase that led authorities under the Longboat Pass Bridge.
Griffiths pleaded guilty Nov. 7, 2017, on the two counts before 12th Circuit Judge Hunter W. Carroll handed down the sentence.
Longboat Key police arrested Griffiths in July 2017 after he avoided police on a stolen bicycle, jumped from the bridge and swam for more than an hour. He eventually lost his grip on the bridge structure and was carried into the Gulf of Mexico, where he was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard crew.
The judge combined other cases against Barnes in his sentencing. He ordered Barnes to a concurrent nine months in jail for probation violations and to complete an 18-month treatment program after serving the jail time.