3 arrested for looting Liki Tiki BBQ on Fort Myers Beach

Three men have been arrested and are accused of looting Liki Tiki BBQ on Fort Myers Beach on Tuesday.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office saw Joseph Burton, 31, Alexander Thompson, 26, and Christopher Thompson, 43, walking around Liki Tiki BBQ on Ohio Avenue and Estero Boulevard.

The deputy says the men were loading scrap metal and debris into the bed of a truck. The deputy also says they watched the men load a bag of $1 bills into the truck. The sheriff’s office believes the bills were ones that used to hang on the walls of the restaurant.

Detectives contacted the owner of Liki Tiki BBQ, who said the men did not have permission to be on the property.

The three men were arrested and face charges of grand theft and fraud.

Alexander and Christopher Thompson are being held in the Lee County Jail. Burton has been released on bond.