Florida Lyft Driver Arrested and Charged with Manslaughter after Removing Wrong Organ as a Surgeon

A Florida man was arrested in April 2026 after being charged with manslaughter for the death of William Bryan, who died in 2024 after he operated on him as a surgeon, removing the wrong organ. In a bizarre twist, the Walton County Sheriff's Office arrested the former surgeon as he was working as a Lyft driver, after being informed that he had an active felony warrant.

Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky credit: Walton County Sheriff's Office

It wasn't "business as usual" for Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky on April 13, 2026, when Walton County Sheriff's Office pulled him over in his Mitsubishi SUV near a busy intersection in Miramar Beach, Florida.

Deputies Arrest Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky Working as a Lyft Driver

NBC News reported that Shaknovsky was placed under arrest at a busy intersection on April 13 for manslaughter. Deputies pulled him over for a felony warrant for the death of 70-year-old William Bryan in 2024. Bryan died after Dr. Shaknovsky removed his liver, when the surgery was supposed to remove his spleen. Bryan had catastrophic blood loss, which led to his death. Shaknovsky also faces a medical negligence lawsuit after a surgery on Dorothy Dorsett, where she died after Shaknovsky removed a mass from her body in 2023. 

NBC News reported that Shaknovsky's medical license was suspended about a month after Bryan died in 2024.

When confronted by police, Shaknovsky asked, "May I ask what this is about?" and the police informed him that it was for a manslaughter charge from when he was operating on patients as a surgeon.

When deputies opened the rear door of his Mitsubishi SUV, two women got out, who told police they were on vacation and Shaknovsky had picked them up from a hotel as their Lyft driver. The women were scared they were being robbed at gunpoint. One of the women was heard making a joke, "We're not using Lyft again...from now on, we're using Uber."

According to NBC News, Shaknovsky had been operating as a Lyft driver using his middle name "Jacob" for more than a year, with a five-star rating for over 3,000 rides.

A Lyft spokesperson said the following after the incident:

"As soon as we became aware of the driver's arrest, we removed them from the Lyft platform, and have been in contact with the ride requester to offer support." -Lyft spokesperson

 Walton County Sheriff's Office said that Shaknovsky and his attorney were given "ample notice to voluntarily turn himself in before he was pulled over." 

Spokeswoman Corey Dobridnia for the  Walton County Sheriff's Office said:

"Shaknovsky knew that he had a felony warrant, and he still chose to put people in his vehicle, and he ran that risk. He has a felony warrant and a felony stop requires guns drawn, all of that."

Utah DoorDash Delivery Driver Drops off Cookies and Steals a Customer's Amazon Package on Porch

A Utah DoorDash delivery driver is caught on a home doorbell camera dropping off a customer's order in Bluffdale but then decides to swipe the package sitting on the customer's porch containing a new pair of bicycle shoes.

What happens when a DoorDasher drops off a food order and takes your Amazon package sitting on your doorstep?

It happened to a man in Bluffdale, Utah.

Amazon box on porch (stock photo); credit: Sticker Mule on Unsplash

Utah Man Has Shoes Stolen by DoorDash Delivery Driver

KSL 5 News reported that Jordan Timothy ordered biking shoes on Amazon, and they arrived at his house while he was not there. He did receive a notification about the delivery.

However, when Jordan arrived home, his Amazon package was no longer there. Instead, he found a box on his porch from a cookie company.

Jordan then reviewed his Nest camera footage and was shocked to see the thief in action.

credit: Jordan Timothy

He said, “I just thought it was so audacious...To me, it's crazy.”

Jordan reported the theft to DoorDash and they responded rather quickly to his message with a strange reply.

It read:

“Hi Jordan, At this time, we are unable to confirm that the dasher has committed the reported theft based on the documentation provided.” -DoorDash

Jordan decided to file a police report of the theft, so he would have additional documentation to file with DoorDash, according to directions they provided to him.

Jordan Timothy (left) and Katie Timothy (right); credit: KSL 5 News

Jordan's wife was just as stunned regarding how DoorDash responded to her husband.

She said:

“It’s one thing when you get just the people who will just drive by and steal stuff off people’s porches,” Katie Timothy said. “You can’t do much about that. But DoorDash knows.” -Katie Timothy, Jordan's wife

Update: DoorDash got back with Jordan Timothy on Tuesday, 12 September 2023, and let him know that the DoorDash driver was no longer with the company.

The video of the incident can be seen below.

According to an NPR report, US Foods conducted a survey asking 500 DoorDash drivers between the ages of 17 to 77 years old if they would admit to eating some of the food they were delivering. Almost 30% of the drivers admitted to taking a snack on their customers' orders.

54% of the drivers said they were "tempted by the smell of the food."

Thoughts

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Sources

Matias, Dani. "1 In 4 Food Delivery Drivers Admit To Eating Your Food." NPR. 30 July 2023.

KSL 5 TV on Twitter: @KSL5TV

KSL News on YouTube: "Doorbell camera catches DoorDash driver stealing package after dropping off food." 12 September 2023.

Worthen, Debbie. "Doorbell camera catches DoorDash driver stealing package after dropping off food." KSL 5 News. 12 September 2023.